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Federal personnel will attempt to fulfill the administration's goal of allowing 100,000 Ukrainians to enter the country.

There’s no refugee program in place yet for Ukrainians. A few have made it to L.A. with visas, while others seek humanitarian parole at the border.

The 700 refugees that we welcomed so far have come through one specific program, the lautenberg program. you'll hear more from president biden about what we're able to do on the refugee front ourselves. >> and that program is very important. i think the question is as priscilla alvarez has done such good reporting on, it takes a long time and hard to be allowed in through the typical refugee process. i understand the president may give us a number, you can't, but how the u.s. is planning to make it easier for ukrainian refugees to come here, for example, making a priority designation for them,...

The president said the U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians displaced by the war, but the State Department has not yet figured out how that will work.

The Jewish Federations of North America outlined potential scenarios for refugee resettlement, from entry programs to financial support and absorption to social services.