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Apr 15, 2024

IRAP’s Fourth Annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week Celebrates Impact of Volunteer Network

IRAP celebrated its fourth annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week, April 15-19, 2024.

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Mar 14, 2024

Student Report: New York City Immigration Court Monitoring

This report analyzes quantitative and qualitative data on three New York City immigration courts collected by volunteer court observers between 2022 and 2023.

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Mar 1, 2024

Law School Chapters Across the United States Advocate to Improve Protections for Forcibly Displaced People

By the end of 2022, 108.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced. That number

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A group of students from IRAP's law school chapters stand against the Amman, Jordan cityscape.

Apr 28, 2023

Notes from Jordan: March 2023 Trip Reflections

In March 2023, nine students from IRAP law school chapters across the United States and Canada traveled to Amman, Jordan to work with the IRAP Jordan office to pursue refugee resettlement opportunities for clients unable to remain in Jordan. Historically, IRAP conducted spring break trips annually, but this was the first in-person trip since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Students spent the week working in teams of two, with the help of an interpreter, to conduct intake interviews with refugees living in Jordan.

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Apr 17, 2023

IRAP’s Third Annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week Honors Volunteer Network

IRAP celebrated its third annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week, April 17-20, 2023.

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Apr 15, 2023

Resources for IRAP Pro Bono Attorneys and Law Students

Pro bono attorneys and law students who are working on IRAP cases or projects can

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Mar 7, 2023

Law School Chapters Urge Congressional Offices to Support Displaced People During IRAP Advocacy Week

From February 22 to 24, 74 students from 22 IRAP law school chapters came together

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Jan 31, 2023

Law Students Convene to Discuss Refugee Advocacy During IRAP Student Summit

IRAP hosted 51 law students from 21 law schools across the United States and Canada for its annual Student Summit.

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Sep 30, 2022

IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Corbett

This is the twenty-third installment of our Alumni Spotlight series, which features interviews with former IRAP students who have become strong advocates and leaders in their fields of practice. Meet Ryan Corbett, Associate Refugee Status Determination Officer at the UNHCR

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Jul 13, 2022

Creating Method from Madness: How Law Students Tracked Pandemic-Related Court Disruptions

The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on cracks within a system fraught with foundational defects. Recognizing a need for data collection and observation in this moment, IRAP, consulting with members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), mobilized nearly 100 law students at fifteen of its law school chapters to track and keep record of EOIR’s actions.

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Jun 30, 2022

IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Laura Murchie

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

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Apr 8, 2022

IRAP’s Second Annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week Honors Volunteer Network

IRAP celebrated its second annual Pro Bono Appreciation Week, April 4-8, 2022. Each day, we released videos honoring some of the dedicated students, attorneys, and law firms in our pro bono network.

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