Sunil Varghese

New Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Celebrated by IRAP as Refugees Continue to Strengthen America

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October 1, 2024 “AMERICA IS BETTER AND STRONGER BECAUSE OF REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES”: IRAP WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION ON REFUGEE ADMISSIONS The Announcement Last night, the Biden administration announced the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions, setting the annual refugee resettlement target for Fiscal Year 2025 at 125,000. This is a significant increase from the … Read more

Humanitarian Advocates Call for Rejection of Senate Border Bill

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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

Outrage as IRAP Slams Ongoing U.S. Deportation Flights to Haiti

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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

Breaking: IRAP Condemns Biden’s New Asylum Restrictions as ‘Dangerous Precedent’

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May 9, 2024 Today, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would further restrict access to the asylum system. Statement from IRAP Policy Director Sunil Varghese, Policy Director for the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), expressed opposition to the administration’s attempts to deny vulnerable people seeking protection their lawful chance to present their asylum … Read more

IRAP Condemns Biden’s Plan for Tougher Asylum Rules, Calling it a Troubling Precedent

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Proposed Asylum Restrictions: An Alarming Development What has the Biden administration proposed? The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would restrict access to the asylum system. Why is IRAP concerned? According to Sunil Varghese, Policy Director for IRAP, the proposed rule denies vulnerable people seeking protection a lawful chance to present their asylum … Read more