Ireton, Iowa — An Iowa advocate for Ukrainian immigrants says it’s become harder to get people out of the war-torn country. Martha Hulshof of Ireton has helped about 150 Ukrainians move to northwest Iowa through her sister, who is a missionary in western Ukraine.
Hulshof says the process that had taken a couple of months can now take more than six months. She hasn’t been told why there’s been a delay, but says it is putting lives at risk.
And Hulshof says flooding has compounded the issue of finding help for the refugees.
Hulshof says she is looking for northwest Iowans who want to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees.
