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April 2012
- April 13, 2012
Why We Took Down Ahmed's Video
March 2012
- March 27, 2012
Iraqi Government: European countries forcibly deporting Iraqi refugees - March 24, 2012
Refugees returning to Iraq met with sectarian violence - March 21, 2012
White House officials: security clearances in SIV program have been expedited - March 14, 2012
Refugee Arrival Numbers Down in FY 2011 - March 14, 2012
USCIS Releases Annual Report on Special Immigrant Status Visas
February 2012
- February 19, 2012
Iraqis in Syria: Again Facing Civil Unrest and Regional Religious Animosity - February 12, 2012
Domestic Violence On the Rise in Iraq - February 8, 2012
U.S. Plans to Cut Embassy Staff in Iraq by Half
January 2012
- January 24, 2012
Read IRAP's Policy Memo Urging the Use of Videoconferencing in Syria - January 19, 2012
Urgency of Refugee Admissions Intensifies as Violence Escalates in Iraq - January 4, 2012
Can't Stay Put, Can't Go Home... Can't Move On?
December 2011
- December 24, 2011
USCIS's insufficiently urgent response: "We continue to refine and improve this process" - December 22, 2011
63 Killed in Baghdad Bombings - December 21, 2011
Stable and Self-reliant?
November 2011
- November 28, 2011
"Is this the best we can do for those who aided us in Iraq?" - November 18, 2011
LGBT Refugees in Beirut - November 18, 2011
The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria - November 18, 2011
The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria - November 14, 2011
"Whatever one's views of this war, we should agree that our country has a responsibility to Iraqi interpreters"
October 2011
- October 28, 2011
Camp Ashraf: Refuge in (not just from) Iraq - October 27, 2011
The Supervisor Locator-- the US Government Aims to Help Iraqis Establish Contact With Former Military and DoD Supervisors - October 19, 2011
Antonio Guterres: "2011 has been a year of displacement crises unlike any other I have seen in my time as High Commissioner" - October 18, 2011
Sen. Paul lifts hold on aid to elderly and disabled refugees - October 11, 2011
A Class Action Suit to Compensate Iraqis and Afghans Under the Defense Base Act - October 11, 2011
Mark Hetfield: "What I saw causes me to question the reliability of these 'security checks'" - October 7, 2011
Sen. Paul Blocks Bill That Would Extend Aid to the Most Vulnerable Refugees - October 6, 2011
Mark Your Calendars! The first West Coast IRAP conference will be held at Stanford Law School on November 5, 2011 - October 6, 2011
Send a Message to the White House That SIV Applicants Must Be an Urgent Priority
September 2011
- September 30, 2011
Peter Van Buren: “I am still haunted by the Iraqis we left behind” - September 28, 2011
Brookings Institution: “And so, Iraqi refugees continue to wait” - September 28, 2011
“An offer of solace and shelter to victims of war and torture should be real and permanent, not subject to political whims and yearly rethinking.” - September 6, 2011
IRAP West Coast Summit!
August 2011
- August 12, 2011
US Inspector General: Iraq More Dangerous Than Last Year - August 12, 2011
New UN Report Describes Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Iraq
July 2011
- July 29, 2011
From Iraq, Syria Still Looks Like An Oasis - July 23, 2011
Senators Press DHS for Info on SIV Delays - July 20, 2011
Iraqi Refugees Stuck in 'Limbo' - July 13, 2011
George Packer Highlights SIV Crisis
June 2011
- June 30, 2011
Mapendo becomes RefugePoint - June 24, 2011
Arab Spring Adds to Middle East Refugee Crisis - June 22, 2011
Iraqi Refugee Population Grows in Lebanon - June 22, 2011
UK Protestors Blockade Mass Deportation of Iraqi Refugees - June 9, 2011
Migration Policy Institute Releases Refugee Report - June 7, 2011
Three Reports Released about Iraq - June 2, 2011
New Yorker Article Highlights Rights Abuses for Third Country Nationals
May 2011
- May 30, 2011
Al Jazeera: Iraqi Refugees Flee the Violence in Syria - May 18, 2011
IRIN: Iraq Prepares for Major Influx of Returnees - May 12, 2011
Between Iraq and No Place: Iraqi refugees fleeing Syria - May 10, 2011
Telling the stories of Iraqi refugees in Syria. - May 3, 2011
Lingering effects of trauma on Iraqi refugee survivors of torture
April 2011
- April 20, 2011
IRAP issues first Report to Supporters!
March 2011
- March 9, 2011
United Kingdom resumes deportation of Iraqi Asylum Seekers - March 9, 2011
USCIS releases new guidance on Requests for Review
February 2011
January 2011
- January 30, 2011
Iraqi refugee returns fall in 2010
December 2010
- December 17, 2010
New reports highlight struggles for Iraqi women; refugee processing delays - December 12, 2010
New York Times: More Christians Are Fleeing Iraq - December 2, 2010
UNHCR releases 2010 numbers of registered Iraqi refugees
November 2010
October 2010
- October 29, 2010
European Nations Continue to Deport Iraqi Refugees - October 26, 2010
UNHCR Poll Finds that Most Iraqi Refugees Regret Returning to Iraq. - October 26, 2010
Canada extends resettlement program for Iraqi refugees.














