The Second Wave of U.S. Arrivals

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, the situation is more complex. Before the war, roughly 5,000 Ahiska Turks lived in regions such as Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea. Some faced xenophobia, (10) while others reported full integration. (11) Since 2014, and especially after 2022, many have fled, some aided by Turkish government evacuations. Notably, some Ahiska Turks have reportedly taken up arms in defense of Ukraine.Following the war, a new wave of Ahiska migrants has arrived in the U.S., though this time through informal channels such as tourist visas, humanitarian parole (i.e., United for Ukraine), or asylum applications. รูเล็ต