PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey native is trying to bring his daughter and granddaughter stateside from Ukraine, but he said they haven't been able to get visas cleared despite the U.S.
government's promise to welcome refugees. Bruce Ahrens said he is trying to get temporary tourist visas for his daughter Yullia and his granddaughter Dasha.
Yullia's husband has stayed behind to fight for the Ukrainian resistance. Ahrens spoke to FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce from a temporary apartment in Romania where he is staying with his wife, Yullia and Dasha.
He said they've hit administrative snags and called on the President Joe Biden to uphold his promise to welcome Ukrainians fleeing the war. "Mr.