KyivPost reported the information.“We will. We have a lot of people who came in from Ukraine, and we’re working with them,” Trump said during a conversation with journalists at the White House on July 29.According to the outlet, this move could ease fears of mass deportations and allow those who have started rebuilding their lives in the U.S. to continue doing so without the immediate threat of deportation.Doug Klain, a political analyst at Razom, a U.S.-based organization that advocates for Ukraine and provides humanitarian aid, welcomed Trump’s statement.“It’s incredibly heartening to see [that] President Trump recognizes that Ukrainians who’ve fled the war want to return home,” Klain said.He also emphasized the important connection between supporting Ukraine’s defense and giving refugees the chance to eventually return: “By giving Ukraine the tools it needs to defend itself against Russia, he can make sure the war ends sooner so they can go home to rebuild.”Trump’s statement came as a surprise to many, especially given the consistent rhetoric of the U.S. leader’s administration and previous actions signaling a more restrictive approach to immigration and, in particular, to those granted temporary legal status under programs initiated by the previous administration.BackgroundSince taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration has actively moved to terminate humanitarian parole programs established during President Biden’s term.The Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) initiative, launched in April 2022, was a key pathway that allowed U.S.-based sponsors to temporarily bring Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members to the United States for up to two years for humanitarian reasons.More than 240,000 Ukrainians used this program to seek safety from Russia’s full-scale invasion. However, in January of this year, the program was suspended, and new applications are no longer being accepted.