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Jun 1, 2026

FOIA: Releasing records on Operation PARRIS

IRAP filed a lawsuit against DHS, USCIS, and ICE challenging their refusal to respond to a FOIA request seeking disclosure of their policies implementing Operation PARRIS.

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May 29, 2026

Federal Judge Rules Afghan Allies Can Sue Trump Administration for Banning Family Members from the United States

Last night, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia rejected the U.S. government’s request to throw out a lawsuit filed by Afghan asylees and their families seeking to reunite safely in the United States.

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May 28, 2026

IRAP Decries Expansion of Refugee Ceiling Exclusively for White Afrikaners

This week, the Trump administration published an Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which directs the admission of up to 10,000 more white South Africans as refugees this fiscal year.

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May 11, 2026

Updated Afghan SIV Legal Practitioner Resources, and Upcoming June 5, 2026 Deadline to Supplement COM Applications

IRAP shares its updated Practice Guide on Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans and Iraqis,

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Apr 29, 2026

Legal Teams React to SCOTUS Arguments on Cases Challenging Termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria

Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mullin v. Dahlia Doe and Trump v. Miot, two class action lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of people from Syria and Haiti, respectively.

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Apr 27, 2026

Civil Society Coalition Submits Complaint With EU Commission Over Austria’s Suspension of Family Reunification for Refugees

IRAP Europe, in coalition with other non-governmental organizations, filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Austria over its unilateral suspension of family reunification for refugees.

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Apr 22, 2026

ICYMI: Press Call on Stakes of SCOTUS Case To Decide Future of TPS for 1.3 Million Immigrants

On a press call held earlier today, legal experts and affected community members previewed the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on April 29th, challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attempts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti.

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Apr 8, 2026

Refugees Challenge Discriminatory Preference for White Afrikaners

Last night, refugees, their family members, and resettlement organizations moved to file an amended complaint in the Western District of Washington in the class action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The updated complaint reflects how the government has doubled down on its suspension of refugee processing and admissions over the past fourteen months since President Trump issued his refugee ban Executive Order.

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Mar 30, 2026

European Court of Human Rights Rules Afghan Man May Not Be Deported

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously held that Sweden must not deport IRAP's client, Mr. D.M., a member of the Hazara ethnic minority group, to Afghanistan, as this would violate Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights – the prohibition against torture and inhuman and degrading treatment.

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Mar 23, 2026

Court Blocks Unlawful National Refugee Detention Policy

Six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, and the International Institute of New England (IINE) – represented by IRAP and Democracy Forward – secured a major court victory today when a federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful “Refugee Detention Policy,” which mandates the warrantless arrest and potentially indefinite detention of lawfully admitted refugees.

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Mar 16, 2026

SCOTUS Schedules Hearing on Termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti in April 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS IRAP | Spencer

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Mar 5, 2026

Ninth Circuit Rules Government Must Fund Domestic Refugee Resettlement Services, Reverses Order Requiring Continued Refugee Processing 

Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the government must continue funding domestic resettlement services to refugees in the United States, but reversed the District Court’s previous ruling that the government’s suspension of processing and admissions for refugees who had been approved for resettlement prior to President Trump’s refugee ban was unlawful.

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