S. 5521: Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2026
Many newly arrived Ukrainians are here on temporary parole or a visa, and when it runs out they lose their legal status. S. 5521, the Senate's own Ukrainian Adjustment Act, would require the Department of Homeland Security to grant a green card to Ukrainians in the U.S. who were paroled in after February 20, 2014 or came on a visa, once they pass refugee-level security vetting. It goes further than the House bill, H.R. 3104, which covers only parolees. Applicants could stay and work while they wait.
Why it matters
Newly arrived Ukrainians who have lived in the U.S. legally for four years face uncertainty about their immigration status. They have built homes, careers and families here. Now they are losing the status that protects them from deportation, and with it their right to work. S. 5521 lets them, and Ukrainians who came here on a visa, apply for a green card after full security vetting. It is the Senate's own Ukrainian Adjustment Act and goes further than H.R. 3104, and the House and the Senate have to agree on one version before it can become law. Ask both of your senators to sign on as...
- Status
- In Committee
- Chamber
- Senate
- Committee
- Judiciary
- Sponsor
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Introduced
- 2026-09-24
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