After the war's end and the subsequent reoccupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, these Displaced Persons were allowed to immigrate from DP camps in Germany to the United States and to apply for American citizenship thanks to a special act of Congress which bypassed the quota system that was still in place until 1967.
Following the war's end and the Soviet Union's reoccupation of Lithuania, these Displaced Persons were permitted to immigrate from DP camps in Germany to the United States and apply for American citizenship thanks to a special act of Congress that bypassed the quota system still in effect until 1967.