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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.

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Nov 13, 2025

FOIA: Releasing records on the travel ban

IRAP filed a lawsuit against DOS, DHS, USCIS, and CBP challenging their refusal to respond to a FOIA request seeking disclosure of their policies implementing the travel ban.

Case

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.

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Jun 25, 2025

FOIA: Releasing records on the green card freeze for refugees and asylees

IRAP has filed lawsuits against USCIS challenging their refusal to respond to FOIA requests seeking the disclosure of records related to the Trump Administration's slate of vetting policies that threaten to delegalize and impact the stability and safety of hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylees.

Case

Mar 13, 2025

New Data Shows Immigrant Visa Interview Backlogs at U.S. Consular Offices Around the World

Note: After the publication of this blog, the Department of State created a new

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Dec 19, 2024

IRAP Shares Its Archive of Thousands of U.S. Government Policy and Training Documents Obtained Through the Freedom of Information Act

How does U.S. refugee, parole, and special immigrant processing work behind the scenes? IRAP has

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Nov 18, 2024

New Data Reveals Ongoing Delays in Refugee Family Reunification Processing and Outsized Scrutiny of Somali Families

In recent years, IRAP has observed dramatic delays in the refugee family reunification (I-730 follow-to-join)

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Oct 23, 2024

FOIA: Shedding light on family reunification processing delays

IRAP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit against United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeking records relating to the refugee and asylee follow-to-join (FTJ) family reunification process.

Case

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

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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.

Press Release

Aug 26, 2024

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

Note: The Central American Minors Program has been impacted by actions by the Trump Administration

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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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