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Kulyk legally entered the U.S. in late 2023 along with his wife, 38, and daughter, who’s now 5. The family was sponsored by U.S. citizens as part of the Uniting 4 Ukraine program, a humanitarian program set up in April 2022 to allow Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war to live and work in the U.S. on “parole.”

Once the initial two-year parole period expires, entrants can file for re-parole to remain in the country longer. That’s exactly what Kulyk says he did. His wife and daughter’s applications were approved. But his remained pending.

He said he was putting groceries in his car on Jan. 1 when he was approached by three ICE agents.

“I explained to the ICE officers that the war was killing people, that my wife had a disability, that it was violence, terrorism which we had escaped from but one of them began to laugh,” Kulyk told The Daily Beast. “I asked why he was laughing and I was told that he was pro-Russian, wanted Russia to win the war.”

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[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 24 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Goon probably couldn’t even articulate why he wanted Russia to win.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 11 minutes ago

Same reason he roots for his local football team

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 30 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Important to remember that ICE is and has always been a bipartisan enterprise, and in fact, go look up who first appointed Tom Homan.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yep it's been broken for years. As soon as they started enforcing a 100-mile border zone, I knew something was rotten. But what's been happening lately highlights that immigration needs fixed more than ever. Write or call your congressman tell them we need immigration reform now before more people die or have their lives ruined for no good reason. It seems like congres needs to be told what to do by enough of their voters or they do nothing. The main thing they're worried about above all else is getting reelected.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

All the violations of liberty and building of the surveillance state have been bipartisan.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 227 points 1 day ago (3 children)

“I asked why he was laughing and I was told that he was pro-Russian, wanted Russia to win the war.”

Not surprised at all.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think some ICE goons should be deported to Russia, let's see how they like being conscripted when they get there.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Every single story I read about US Americans moving to Russia because they think Russia is so much better is always a hilarious read. I particularly liked the black woman who thought there wasn’t racism in Russia. 🤣🤣🤣

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Just to be clear, Edward Snowden leaked classified info to US journalists, and fled the country, he tried going elsewhere, but US took his passport and Russia accepted him staying. And he choose to flee after watching Obama's war on whistleblowers, and how some are still in prison for the first amendment in US constitution. Some even faced what many consider to be torture.

[–] MartianHills@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That was a wild ride. Snowden was stateless after his passport was revoked and Russia accepted him in transit to another country.

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 8 points 15 hours ago

He wanted to go to Ecuador first, but his passport was revoked while he was in Russia, where he stopped on his flight from Hong Kong. He's still in Russia, openly speaking on Twitter all the time.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Holy shit, that's not just putting your face in the leopards mouth that's crawling into it's stomach as hard as you can.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

After pre-masticating your own face for it.

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is it possible that some of them are hired Russian mercenaries?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doubtful, Russia needs all their men for war.

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They're probably sending the people too stupid to be fed to the meat grinder

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

See the video of the guy that couldn't figure out why the water bottles were frozen? No such thing.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

it also doesn't make sense.

"I want russia to win the war,that's why I'm sending reinforcements to ukraine"

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago

They're not thinking that far ahead and likely give zero shits either way.

I bet they chose to tell this guy they support Russia just to make arresting this guy more abusive.

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 15 points 1 day ago

Russiaboos think that no amount of bodies or western equipment is actually hurting Russia, only delaying the inevitable complete capitulation. He's happy he gets to, in his eyes, send a Ukrainian to die pointlessly.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

I hate these fucking fascists.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 84 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Trumps goons are pro Russia? That surprises no one.

I bet Putin has video of Trump banging a guy ... thus explaining his pro Russia stance.

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 53 points 1 day ago

American conservatism has an ideological bromance with Russia.

  • violent suppression of LGBT
  • systemic racism
  • patriarchal values, domestic violence
  • subservience to (state controlled) church
  • nationalist chauvinism
  • wars of plunder
[–] phx@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Seems more likely they're business partners in a criminal empire that includes child sex-trafficking, likely using DONT's "modeling" agencies to move or entrap victims

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They haven’t read foundations of geopolitics

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago

They haven’t read anything that wasn't on their Facebook feed.

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[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 20 hours ago

More desperate women to spend those ICE paychecks on.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago

Heck they only got the job because as one of putins referal getting them to the top of the list.

[–] totesmygoat@piefed.ca 32 points 1 day ago (9 children)

If america ever has a brief moment of intelligence. And asks itself if we are the bad guy. Ya. You are. And it's not a new thing. You have been the bad guy a long time. Things like this is just a small symptom. The internal rot is now showing through the propaganda and flag you have been trying to cover it with.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

You can lay all that at the feet of the boomer generation and their parents, thank you. American exceptionalism was propagandized in our textbooks, by our media, and worst of all by the voting bloc that now demands we shut up and work harder to get to where they got to. Many of us in gen-x and older millennial's were just as horrified at the atrocities of our earlier generations as many who faced down the receiving end of that exceptionalism outside the US. However, it wasn't until the last 20-25 years that we even knew all the awful shit that happened at the hands of American imperialism.

We didn't learn the same history in school. We didn't have the ability to push back against the generational propaganda being fed to us from every side. Nor did we have the ability to vote to stop it at any point before the information age. So please don't throw all American's under the same umbrella as our government, past or present. Many of us were born into this mess and have been powerless to stop it our entire lives. We may never get a chance to make amends for our past, at this rate, but not for a lack of trying.

Or, if you prefer, we can lump all current citizens of any nation in with their government's past. Probably wouldn't seem fair to blame all Canadians for their treatment of native people and the indoctrination schools containing mass graves of Inuit children that seem to turn up regularly, aye?

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Talking about America or any country as a single organism with just one train of thought is unproductive.

[–] tomatolung@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 15 hours ago

Let's not be too quick to judge. Maybe American all support Graham Platner like that guy with his nifty hat with Platners tattoo.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know this is a serious story, but that headline had me wondering when the war got to Walmart.

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[–] nykula@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago

To fellow Ukrainians who haven't realized this yet: migrants are not "they", it's our friends and family, and making any migration means-tested and bureaucratic is bullshit that will make "illegals" out of random people, out of you, and cause great suffering. Let's build international solidarity with migrants and refugees from all countries, in all countries.

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