Faith-Based Refugee Humanitarian Groups File Challenge to Trump Administration’s Executive Order Allowing State and Local Officials To Block Refugee Resettlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      November 21, 2019 CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516-838-1269 Mary Elizabeth Margolis, Church World Service, memargolis@cwsglobal.org, 212-870-2188 Bill Swersey, HIAS, bill.swersey@hias.org, 212-613-1349 Timothy Young, LIRS, tyoung@lirs.org,... read more →

Lowest Refugee Admissions Goal in History Shames America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      November 4, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 516.838.1269 LOWEST REFUGEE ADMISSIONS GOAL IN HISTORY SHAMES AMERICA  (New York, NY) – On Friday, President Trump released... read more →

Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Government Surveillance of Refugees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      October 21, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS ACLU of Northern California: press@aclunc.org; (415) 621-2493 IRAP: Henrike Dessaules, Communications Director, 516.838.1269, hdessaules@refugeerights.org Muslim Advocates: Eric Naing, eric@muslimadvocates.org, (202) 670-9560... read more →

IRAP Files Lawsuit Requesting Documents on Executive Order Banning Refugees from Certain Localities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      September 30, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules 516.838.1269 hdessaules@refugeerights.org   IRAP FILES LAWSUIT REQUESTING DOCUMENTS ON EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING REFUGEES FROM CERTAIN LOCALITIES  (New York, NY)... read more →

Withdrawal of Troops in Afghanistan Would Leave Afghan Allies in Peril

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      August 29, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516.838.1269   WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN WOULD LEAVE AFGHAN ALLIES IN PERIL  (New York, NY) – In... read more →

IRAP Strongly Denounces Proposal to Shut Down Refugee Admissions in Coming Fiscal Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      July 19, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516.838.1269   IRAP STRONGLY DENOUNCES PROPOSAL TO SHUT DOWN REFUGEE ADMISSIONS IN COMING FISCAL YEAR (New York, NY) – Recent... read more →