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Mar 30, 2022

Hussein v. Jaddou: Challenging the delays in adjudicating I-730/Follow-To-Join Petition of Somali Family

IRAP filed this lawsuit in partnership with a Somali family whose reunification was still being affected by the Muslim refugee ban after it had ended.

Case

Nov 17, 2021

Learning How to Ask: Why immigration advocates should care about the FOIA’s Infosystems Requirement

Today, IRAP filed a lawsuit against DHS, USCIS, and DoS under the Freedom of Information Act. Our quarrel began when IRAP asked these agencies to produce documents and the agencies did not respond. This time, however, IRAP is after more than just documents.

Blog Post

Oct 12, 2021

Our family is reunited, but the follow-to-join system is still broken

This is a guest post by the wife of Abdel Rahman Abdalla, who was a plaintiff in IRAP’s lawsuit Adam v. Pompeo.

Blog Post

Oct 22, 2020

Adam v. Pompeo: Challenging the delays in adjudicating I-730/Follow-To-Join Petitions for Family Reunification

IRAP filed this lawsuit in partnership with two resettled Darfuri refugees who have been waiting for a decision on their petitions for their spouses and children to join them in the United States.

Case