# They fled Russia. The US sent them back

https://mins.news/en/video/127612

- BBC News, 2026-11-03 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCYNeMIpeA

> After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many Russians opposed to the war or afraid of being sent to fight left the country. Four years later, the number forcibly returned from the US to Russia is growing. Is the tougher approach to Russian asylum seekers about the Trump administration seeking closer ties with Moscow, or part of a wider immigration crackdown driven by domestic politics?

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