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Dec 19, 2023

FOIA: Refugee application and adjudication records

IRAP filed a FOIA suit against USCIS for unlawfully withholding application assessments, interview notes, and other records from clients’ case files as a matter of policy.

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Dec 1, 2023

FOIA: Evidentiary requests in family reunification applications

IRAP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeking records relating to evidentiary requests issued during the processing of family-based immigration applications.

Case

May 16, 2023

FOIA: CAM parole application policies and procedures

IRAP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeking documents relating to the financial sponsorship requirements for individuals applying for parole through the Central American Minors (CAM) Program.

Case

Mar 6, 2023

FOIA: “Remain in Mexico” policies and procedures

IRAP filed a FOIA suit seeking records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about policies, procedures, and related documents pertaining to the Remain in Mexico program.

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Feb 23, 2023

FOIA: Refugee data and recordkeeping

IRAP filed a lawsuit seeking records from USCIS the State Department about the demographics, processing, and adjudication of applications for admission to the United States as a refugee through the USRAP, which has long provided a pathway for refugees to reach safety and security within the United States.

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Aug 2, 2022

FOIA: Refugee, SIV, and humanitarian parole pathways for Afghans

One year after the State Department created a new refugee program for U.S.-affiliated Afghans, IRAP, represented by Hogan Lovells, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeking records from the State Department about processing of Afghan refugee, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), and humanitarian parole applications.

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Jun 5, 2020

FOIA: Access to refugee applicant records

IRAP filed a lawsuit challenging USCIS’s policy of refusing to search the database it uses for refugee adjudications (called “WRAPS”) and claiming to have no records of refugee case files when responding to FOIA requests. Consistent with this policy, USCIS failed to produce a single document when IRAP requested its client’s refugee case file.

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