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Oct 1, 2024

“America is Better and Stronger Because of Refugees and Their Families”: IRAP Welcomes New Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions

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. In Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S. resettled 100,000 refugees, the highest in 30 years, and the next administration should continue to make the investments necessary to reach or surpass the 125,000 goal.

Press Release

Oct 1, 2024

“Cruel, Illegal, and Fundamentally Misguided”: IRAP Strongly Opposes Biden Asylum Rule

Today, the Biden administration published a final rule that will make it nearly impossible to lift draconian restrictions meant to deny people the opportunity to meaningfully seek safety at the U.S-Mexico border.

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Sep 30, 2024

Unfulfilled Promises: Thousands of U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis in Harm’s Way Due to Refugee Program Delays

This September 30th marks the 10-year anniversary of the sunset of the Iraqi Special Immigrant

Blog Post

Sep 27, 2024

IRAP Condemns Israeli Attacks on Lebanese Civilians, Displaced People, and Humanitarian Workers, Calls for Ceasefire

In response to the escalation of violence by Israel against Hezbollah, including the bombardment of densely populated residential areas, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) calls for a ceasefire and the upholding of international law.

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Sep 26, 2024

IRAP and ACLU Sue U.S. Government For Information Regarding Secretive Practice of Refugee Detention at Guantánamo Bay

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a federal lawsuit today under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), seeking to compel the disclosure of records about the interdiction and detention of refugees held at the Guantánamo Bay Migrant Operations Center in Cuba.

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Sep 24, 2024

Groundbreaking Data Report Documents the Impact of Climate Change Disasters on People Seeking Immigration Relief in the United States

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Al Otro Lado, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and Haitian Bridge Alliance released a groundbreaking new report providing definitive evidence that climate change and environmental disasters are substantially impacting people seeking immigration relief in the United States. The report represents the largest data analysis of its kind in the Americas.

Press Release

Sep 23, 2024

Enduring Change: A Data Review of Firsthand Accounts of Climate Mobility Impacts

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Al Otro Lado, 

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Sep 19, 2024

New Report Exposes Cruelty of Secretive U.S. Detention of Refugee Families at Guantánamo Bay

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) released a new report detailing the U.S. government’s practice of interdicting refugee families at sea and detaining them indefinitely in inhumane and unlawful conditions at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba.

Press Release

Sep 18, 2024

Offshoring Human Rights: Detention of Refugees at Guantánamo Bay

In this report, IRAP exposes the U.S. government’s secretive practice of interdicting refugee families at

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Sep 12, 2024

Bipartisan State and Local Officials From All 50 States Welcome Refugee Resettlement in their Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2024 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules | media@refugeerights.org BIPARTISAN STATE

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Sep 6, 2024

IRAP Announces Initiative with U.S. and Latin American Partners to Strengthen and Expand Legal Pathways to Safety for Separated Children…

Today, IRAP announced the launch of the new Bay Area Family Reunification Initiative (BAFRI) alongside organizational partners in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia. This initiative seeks to address many of the longstanding challenges in the U.S. resettlement and asylum systems, and enable more people—including children—to safely access dignified legal pathways for refuge and family reunification in the Bay Area and throughout the United States.

Press Release

Aug 27, 2024

Serie de Webinarios: El Programa de Admisiones de Refugiados de Estados Unidos en las Américas

Eres defensor de derechos con clientes en las Américas con preguntas sobre el reasentamiento al

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