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Dec 10, 2025

A Year Later, Resettlement of Syrian Refugees Remains an Urgent Priority

This paper is the result of desk research and of IRAP's legal work with Syrian clients throughout the civil war and especially over the past year (December 2024 - December 2025).

Publication

Dec 3, 2025

IRAP Explainer on New USCIS Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Expanded Travel Ban

In November and December 2025, the Trump Administration announced multiple policies impacting hundreds of thousands

Legal Resource

Nov 24, 2025

Trump Administration Order to Re-Vet All Refugees Is Shameful Move to Bully the Most Vulnerable

IRAP strongly condemns the Trump administration's latest attempt to de-legalize migrants by ordering to re-vet all refugees who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.

Press Release

Oct 30, 2025

Administration Undermines Refugee Act with New Presidential Determination

A panel of three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments that the court should swiftly restore injunctions put in place by a district court in Seattle to process and admit certain refugees who were previously approved for resettlement.

Press Release

Sep 3, 2025

Lawyers for Stranded Refugees Urge Court to Resume Resettlement as Thousands Remain in Limbo

A panel of three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments that the court should swiftly restore injunctions put in place by a district court in Seattle to process and admit certain refugees who were previously approved for resettlement.

Press Release

Aug 13, 2025

Legal Practice Toolkit: Advising Clients in Humanitarian Statuses on International Travel

Under the second Trump administration, refugees, asylees, and others in humanitarian statuses face a host

Legal Resource

Jul 30, 2025

Refugee Ban Challenge Will Move Forward as Class Action Lawsuit

Today, a federal court ruled that the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s suspension of refugee resettlement can move forward as a class action lawsuit on behalf of all impacted refugees. The court also denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case.

Press Release

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 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

Jul 11, 2025

Refugees Arrive in United States Under Court Order

Yesterday, “Pacito” – the named plaintiff in the lawsuit Pacito v. Trump – safely resettled with his family in North Carolina under a court order exempting him and other refugees from the Trump administration’s refugee ban. Several other refugee families are scheduled to arrive in the United States in the coming days.

Press Release

Jun 26, 2025

Travel Ban Applies to Refugees, Says Trump Administration

Last night, IRAP filed a motion for an emergency hearing in Pacito v. Trump after government lawyers communicated the Trump administration’s intention to apply the travel ban to refugees, including those it has been ordered to process under a preliminary injunction.

Press Release

May 6, 2025

U.S. Government Ordered to Comply with Court Orders in Refugee Ban Lawsuit or Face Sanctions

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Church World Service (CWS), HIAS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) welcome the compliance order issued yesterday in Pacito v. Trump, reaffirming that the government must process and provide resettlement support to refugees who were conditionally approved and had travel scheduled before January 20, 2025.

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