Revoked Welcome: Eastern Washington’s Humanitarian Parolees Left in Limbo
Personal Stakes
Tymofii Shamota, an 18-year-old Ukrainian refugee now living in Spokane, told Rep. Michael Baumgartner at a community meeting on May 29, 2025, “My home was destroyed by a Russian missile. I’m afraid I’ll be deported now.” Shamota arrived in Eastern Washington under the Uniting for Ukraine