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Mar 27, 2012

Iraqi Government: European countries forcibly deporting Iraqi refugees

European countries are forcibly deporting Iraqi refugees against the Iraqi government’s wishes, according to a 

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Mar 24, 2012

Refugees returning to Iraq met with sectarian violence

Deadly sectarian tensions persist in Iraq, and continue to terrorize refugees who return, according to

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Mar 21, 2012

White House officials: security clearances in SIV program have been expedited

The security clearance process for the special immigrant visa program – which resettles Iraqis who

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Mar 20, 2012

Red Tape Leaving Iraqis in Deadly Limbo

About 30,000 Iraqi refugees – many of whom served with U.S. forces and contractors during

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Mar 18, 2012

Iraq’s Gay Community Under Siege

Gay and “emo” youths in Iraq are in serious danger: between 14 and 40 youths

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Mar 14, 2012

Refugee Arrival Numbers Down in FY 2011

The number of refugees admitted to the United States in the 2011 fiscal year was

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Mar 14, 2012

USCIS Releases Annual Report on Special Immigrant Status Visas

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released its fiscal year 2010 annual report on the

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Feb 19, 2012

Iraqis in Syria: Again Facing Civil Unrest and Regional Religious Animosity

The escalating conflict in Syria has many of the one million Iraqi refugees there again

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Feb 12, 2012

Domestic Violence On the Rise in Iraq

Domestic violence is on the rise In Iraq, and there are few places for abused

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Feb 8, 2012

U.S. Plans to Cut Embassy Staff in Iraq by Half

The State Department may halve the staff at the American embassy in Iraq – which,

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Feb 6, 2012

IRAP in USA Today: Refugee advocates express concern over slowing resettlement of Iraqi refugees

IRAP Director Becca Heller and other advocates met with the Deputy National Security Advisor to

Jan 31, 2012

Three minutes with IRAP director Becca Heller

Becca Heller, IRAP’s co-founder and director, spoke briefly with the Washington Examiner about why IRAP