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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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Aug 26, 2024

Practice Advisory: New Central American Minors (CAM) Program Documents Answer Questions About Processing

Through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and lawsuits, IRAP has obtained new policy documents

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Jul 29, 2024

First Circuit Decision on “Climate Refugees” Should Not Discourage Advocates for People Displaced by Climate Impacts

Written by José G. Miranda, a senior staff attorney in the Climate Department at IRAP.

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Jul 12, 2024

Practice Advisory on Marriage-Based Family Reunification for LGBTQ Couples

IRAP and Immigration Equality share a new practice advisory for advocates representing LGBTQ couples

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Jul 12, 2024

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

IRAP shares its updated Practice Guide on U.S. Immigration Law and Marriages Abroad. The practice

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Jul 9, 2024

Webinar Series: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in the Americas

Are you a legal practitioner with clients in the Americas who have questions about

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May 20, 2024

What We Know About the Biden Administration’s Safe Mobility Initiative

Updated May 28, 2024 – This backgrounder is also available in Spanish and

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Apr 4, 2024

Webinar: Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, and U.S. Refugee Protection

IRAP is hosting a webinar training for legal practitioners on U.S. Refugee Protection Claims

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Mar 13, 2024

CAM Program Begins Accepting Applications from Newly Eligible Asylum Seeker Parents and Others

Since February 2024, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Salvadoran parents and legal guardians living in the United

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Feb 21, 2024

Humanitarian Parole for Afghans: Practice Advisory & Webinar on Recently Released USCIS Guidance Documents

In a new practice advisory, IRAP and Project ANAR analyze recently released USCIS

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Feb 8, 2024

Practice Guide: Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, and U.S. Refugee Protection

IRAP’s new practice guide provides an overview of ways in which U.S. asylum and refugee

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Jan 18, 2024

What We Know About the Biden Administration’s Safe Mobility Initiative (First Backgrounder – January 2024)

(This post is also available in Spanish and in Haitian Creole below) In

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