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Jun 30, 2022

IRAP Responds to Supreme Court Decision Ruling Biden Administration Can End Remain in Mexico Policy

Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” a policy which requires asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico while their asylum claims are adjudicated. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration’s decision to rescind the Trump-era program does not violate the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Press Release

Jun 30, 2022

IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Laura Murchie

Meet Laura Murchie, Litigation Staff Attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta.

Blog Post

Jun 24, 2022

Practice Guide on U.S. Immigration Law and Marriages Abroad

In 2022, IRAP shared its Practice Guide providing an Overview of Marriage in U.S. Immigration

Legal Resource

Jun 24, 2022

Applicant Guide and Practice Advisory on USCIS’s New Guidance on Recognizing Informal Marriages of Refugees and Asylees

IRAP has prepared a practice advisory to explain new USCIS guidance on recognizing informal marriages of refugees and asylees.

Legal Resource

Jun 20, 2022

At IRAP’s Europe Office, a Focus on Reuniting Families

On World Refugee Day, IRAP announces the opening of its IRAP Europe office in Berlin, Germany.

Blog Post

Jun 15, 2022

Kulas v. Jaddou: Challenging the delays in adjudicating I-730/follow-to-join petitions of Sri Lankan family

This case was one in a series of cases in which IRAP is representing refugee families who are seeking to reunite in the United States. 

Case

Jun 13, 2022

SIV Applicants Can Now Submit Letters From Non-U.S. Citizen Supervisors

SIV applicants can now submit a letter of recommendation from anyone who supervised them, regardless of the supervisor’s citizenship status.

Legal Resource

Jun 2, 2022

Texas v. Biden: Defending the Central American Minors program

IRAP moved to intervene in the Texas case on behalf of several parents in the United States who are seeking to reunite or remain united with their children through the CAM Program.

Case

Jun 2, 2022

IRAP Lawsuit Calls on U.S. Government to Reunite Sri Lankan Refugee Family

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee living in Texas who has been waiting to reunite with his wife and children in the United States via the “follow-to-join” (FTJ) program.

Press Release

May 27, 2022

U.S. District Court in Texas Allows Affected Families to Defend the Central American Minors (CAM) Program

Yesterday, a federal court in Texas granted, in part, the intervention motion filed in March by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on behalf of several families hoping to reunite via the Central American Minors (CAM) Program. The ruling means that the court will allow two of the families to defend the CAM Program against the legal challenge filed by 15 states attempting to shut down the program.

Press Release

May 25, 2022

In New Court Filing, Biden Administration Moves to Abandon Its Obligations to Afghan and Iraqi SIV Applicants 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2022 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules media@refugeerights.org

Press Release

May 23, 2022

IRAP Reacts to Latest on Title 42 on Day the De Facto Asylum Ban Was to Be Lifted

Today, May 23, the U.S. government intended to lift Title 42, a policy that has been blocking access to asylum at the border.

Press Release