IRAP Files Lawsuit Over Denial of Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans What is the background of the case? Five Afghan nationals working with U.S. mission denied access to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. State Department refused Chief of Mission (COM) approval without providing a required explanation. Applicants left in the dark about eligibility and … Read more
IRAP Report Exposes U.S. Government’s Inhumane Treatment of Refugee Families What is IRAP Revealing? IRAP uncovers the secretive practice of interdicting refugee families at sea. Refugees are detained indefinitely in inhumane conditions at the Migrant Operations Center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Firsthand accounts from IRAP clients, previously detained refugees, and former staff paint a grim … 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
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