IRAP frequently requests documents relevant to our work through the Freedom of Information Act and, where necessary, we litigate the request. We are currently litigating FOIA requests seeking:
- Policies and procedures applicable to the refugee program
- Government contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq relevant to SIV applications
- Documents relating to the Muslim ban
- Documents relating to changes in policy to USCIS’ recognition of refugees’ marriages
- Documents relating to changes in parole policy following Executive Order 13,767, which restricted grants of parole to individual “case-by-case” assessment and limited access to parole programs like the Central American Minors parole program.
- Documents relating to surveillance of refugee communities in the United States
IRAP v. DHS and USCIS (19-2042)
IRAP is litigating a December 2017 FOIA request for records related to changes in parole policy following Executive Order 13,767, which restricted grants of parole to individual “case-by-case” assessment and limited access to parole programs like the Central American Minors parole program.
IRAP v. DHS and USCIS (19-2043)
IRAP is litigating a July 2018 FOIA request for changes in policy to USCIS’ recognition of refugees’ marriages, which are crucial to ensuring that refugee families can be resettled together or reunited.
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“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.”
9/28/2011
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“Forgotten in Iraq”
12/6/2012
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“Is this the best we can do for those who aided us in Iraq?”
11/28/2011
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