September 12, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules | [email protected] BIPARTISAN STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS FROM ALL 50 STATES WELCOME REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES Hundreds of Elected Officials Sign Bipartisan Letter to President Biden to Strengthen USRAP (New York, NY) – Today, 477 state and local elected officials from across the country … Read more
IRAP Announces Initiative to Expand Legal Pathways to Safety IRAP recently launched the Bay Area Family Reunification Initiative with partners in the U.S. and Latin America to strengthen pathways for separated children and families. This initiative aims to provide access to family reunification pathways for immigrants in the Bay Area and their family members abroad. … Read more
New Lawsuit: Children of Afghan Allies Should Be Eligible for SIVs What is the Lawsuit About? Five Afghan nationals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Represented by IRAP and Williams & Connolly LLP. Children aged out of eligibility in the SIV program due to processing delays. What is the Child Status Protection Act? Created … Read more
June 12, 2024 New York, NY Last Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the U.S. government’s attempt to avoid accountability in Afghan & Iraqi Allies v. Blinken, a class action lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s failure to adjudicate Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applications in a timely manner. What Was the Decision? The U.S. … Read more
IRAP ANNOUNCES NEW DISABILITY INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM LED BY ELHAM YOUSSEFIAN What is the announcement about? The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) has unveiled its new Disability Inclusion and Accessibility program. Who will be leading the program? Elham Youssefian, previously from the International Disability Alliance, will be heading the program. What is the focus … Read more
Executive Actions to Impact Asylum Seekers President Biden recently announced new executive actions that will have significant consequences for asylum seekers at the U.S. border. These measures, based on flawed metrics, will close the border to all asylum seekers without individualized review. Here’s what you need to know: Statement from IRAP Hannah Flamm, Policy Counsel … Read more
April 29, 2024 PRESS CONTACT Diego Catala Letter from 100+ Refugee and Human Rights Organizations to U.S. Government: Withholding Funding to UNRWA a “Moral and Strategic Failure” Read the letter and see the list of the 103 signatories here Why is Withholding Funding to UNRWA Considered a Moral and Strategic Failure? In a letter to … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2024 PRESS CONTACT [email protected] IRAP URGES A “NO” VOTE ON DEEPLY HARMFUL SENATE BORDER LEGISLATION Democratic Leadership Pushing Immigration Debate in Wrong Direction (New York, NY) – Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on bill S. 4361, an immigration bill that would permanently gut asylum protections in the … Read more
IRAP Condemns Continued U.S. Deportation Flights to Haiti Why was the recent deportation flight to Haiti condemned? Despite political violence and catastrophic conditions in Haiti Second deportation flight since April UNHCR guidance on refugee protection for Haitians What did the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) say? “It is unconscionable to forcibly return people back to … Read more
Challenging Unexplained Revocation of Refugee Families’ Resettlement in U.S. What’s the Issue? Three families from the Democratic Republic of Congo face unexpected travel cancellations to the U.S. Refugee applications denied after preparations to resettle in the United States. What Happened? The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on behalf … Read more