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Feb 26, 2026

Europe must close the rights gap for migrants and asylum seekers with disabilities

IRAP and EDF have jointly launched a new policy brief showing that EU migration and asylum systems remain largely inaccessible and discriminatory. It identifies five key concerns: invisibility and lack of data, inaccessible reception and screening systems, exclusion from social protection, discriminatory family reunification rules, and harmful detention and return practices.

Press Release

Feb 19, 2026

In Newly Released Memo, DHS Claims Authority to Detain Refugees Who Have Not Applied for Green Cards After a Year

In the memorandum below that was recently filed with the district court in U.H.A.

Legal Resource

Feb 3, 2026

The Broken Promise of Safe Passage — Lessons from Costa Rica

Throughout 2025, a series of executive actions by the Trump administration, including the indefinite

Blog Post

Oct 21, 2025

New Lawsuit Challenges the Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Syria

Today, IRAP filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Afghan nationals who provided critical security services to the United States military but were denied the chance to apply for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV).

Press Release

Aug 8, 2025

Trump Administration’s Third Country Removals Put Migrants in Harm’s Way

Anna MacLennan, IRAP's 2025 Policy and Communications Intern, shows how the Trump administration's push to deport people to third countries undermines the U.S. immigration system and harms migrants.

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Jul 29, 2025

Newly Released Government Documents Confirm Policy Delaying Green Card Applications Filed by Refugees and Asylees

IRAP shares newly released USCIS documents about a pause on the adjudication of applications filed by refugee and asylee green card applicants. IRAP obtained the documents through a FOIA request and related lawsuit.

Legal Resource

Jul 24, 2025

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on Trump Administration’s Systemic Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants

A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread and escalating human rights and refugee law violations inflicted by the Trump administration in the immigration context. 

Press Release

Jul 14, 2025

Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Will Have Devastating Consequences for Refugees

Anna MacLennan, IRAP's 2025 Policy and Communications Intern, highlights how refugees help sustain public benefits for ALL Americans, and how President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" undermines fundamental promises of protection.

Blog Post

Jun 9, 2025

Luna Gutierrez v. Noem: Stopping the offshore detention of immigrants at Guantánamo Bay

IRAP filed a lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration’s detention of immigrants at Guantánamo Bay.

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Jun 4, 2025

Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Detention of Immigrants at Guantánamo Bay

Immigrants’ rights advocates, including IRAP, sued the Trump administration today over the detention of immigrants at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

Press Release

May 28, 2025

New Report Shows Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Climate U.S. Policies Contribute to Climate Harms and Displacement 

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center released a new report in English and Spanish highlighting the dangers of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant and anti-climate policies. The report is based on interviews IRAP conducted in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas with 26 displaced individuals from 12 countries in January 2025.

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May 28, 2025

Danger by Design: How Climate Injustice Harms Displaced People at the U.S.-Mexico Border

A new report from the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center examines how climate change contributes both to the drivers of displacement and to the dangers people face along migration journeys, drawing on firsthand accounts collected at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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