The United States will accept up 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in the Ukraine, the Biden administration announced on Thursday.
The announcement came during President Joe Biden's trip to Europe where he's meeting with leaders of NATO, the G7 and the European Union in three back-to-back emergency sessions to deal with Russia's invasion of the Ukraine.
It's meant to help ease the humantarian criss taking place in Eastern Europe, where nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled their bombarded country in one of the biggest refugee crisises since World War II.
Refugees have flooded into Europe and some have even made their way to the southern border of the United States, trying to enter the country that way.
In addition to welcoming more of the displaced, the Biden administration also announced more than $1 billion in new funding toward humanitarian assistance.
The funding will provide food, shelter, clean water, medical supplies and other forms of assistance, according to the White House.
Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland wait for an U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent before passing through a checkpoint to enter the United States in Tijuana, Mexico
Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion try to enter the U.S. through the southern border - the Biden administration announced it will accept 100,000 refugees
Ukrainians rest at an exhibition hall, turned into a refugee center in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw, Poland - nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country
Refugees from Ukraine queue as they wait for further transport at the Medyka border crossing, after crossing at the Ukrainian-Polish border
President Biden will address the refugee situation on Saturday during his visit to Poland.
Poland, which shares an approximately
