Trump Administration Sending Ukrainian Draft Eligible Draft Dodgers in the US Back Home to Face Conscription

This Article appeared in the Washington Post just after Veterans Day and highlighted the number of Draft eligible Ukrainian Draft Dodgers that have escaped to the United States and the Trump Administration's efforts to "repatriate" them back to their home country so they can have the privilege and honor of participating in their country's struggle against evil Russian invaders.  Contrary to how Canada harbored American Deserters and Draft Dodgers during the Vietnam War, this administration is doing the right thing sending these guys home to do their duty.  What is surprising is the number of commenters in the article's comment section that seem to condone these shirkers conduct and criticized the administration for sending them home to face conscription.

Below are some selected passages from the article that provides the essence of the issues but I have included a link to the article for those that wish to read the entire article.  Also, below that I have posted the Old Colonel's comment so you can see my sentiments on the issue.  Enjoy! 

Trump officials preparing to deport some Ukrainians despite conscription fears Deportations to Ukraine have declined in recent years. An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “We’ll find good use for them.”

By Maria Sacchetti, Marianne LeVine, Siobhán O'Grady and John Hudson 
Washington Post 14 November 2025

Here are some selected paragraphs from the article but you can read the entire article at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/14/ukraine-deportations-trump-zelensky/

The Trump administration is preparing to deport some Ukrainians with final orders of removal back to their war-ravaged homeland as the government seeks to ramp up deportations and Ukraine moves to tighten its relationship with Washington.

Ukraine has a history of not fully cooperating with U.S. efforts to remove certain immigrants .... But that may be changing as Ukraine strains to fend off Russian attacks, recruit soldiers and retain support from the U.S. government.

“The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” said an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a policy matter. “We’ll find good use for them.”

"Ukraine is a war zone, is currently under martial law, and it is likely that any deportees will be forcibly drafted into the army and sent to the front where they face a high likelihood of death.”

"Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are required to register with military recruitment offices. Men older than 22 are not allowed to leave the country except under extenuating circumstances."

 The Old Soldiers Washington Post comments section comment on this article:

The US should deport any legal citizen of any foreign country who is in the US for the purpose of avoiding Military conscription. The United States should have levied sanctions on Canada for not extraditing but instead granting asylum to US Draft Dodgers and Deserters fleeing from the possibility of having to fight for this Country in Vietnam.

I remember in 1968 I was a young Army 2LT at home on leave en route to Vietnam and my father was just retiring after 30 years in the Military. The family was relocating from Northern Virginia for my father’s new civilian job and they had put their house up for rent. While I was there in Civies a Vietnamese family with their two draft age kids came to look at the house and had the chutzpah to mention they had come to the United States so their kids could avoid ARVN conscription. I’ve never seen my father so mad or rude in all my life. Here his kid was heading off to Vietnam as an Infantry Lieutenant to fight for their country while their kids were Draft Dodging to shirk their responsibility to fight for their own country. To say my Dad unceremoniously threw them out would be putting it too mildly.