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Jun 28, 2024

Families Belong Safe and Together: Protecting the Right to Family Reunification Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Election

On May 15, the International Day of Families, IRAP held a virtual event demonstrating our

Blog Post

May 20, 2024

What We Know About the Biden Administration’s Safe Mobility Initiative

Updated May 28, 2024 – This backgrounder is also available in Spanish and

Legal Resource

Jan 18, 2024

What We Know About the Biden Administration’s Safe Mobility Initiative (First Backgrounder – January 2024)

(This post is also available in Spanish and in Haitian Creole below) In

Legal Resource

Oct 17, 2023

Central American Families File Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging CAM Program

Last night, six Central American parents represented by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a motion to dismiss Texas v. Biden, a lawsuit attempting to shut down a critical family reunification program. This motion argues that states don’t have legal standing to challenge CAM because they are not harmed by the reunification of immigrant families.

Press Release

Sep 8, 2023

Practice Advisory: Avoiding Requests for Evidence in Refugee Family Reunification Petitions

IRAP’s new practice advisory shares best practices for avoiding Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in U.S.

Legal Resource

Jun 9, 2023

Practice Advisory: Preserving Asylum-Based CAM Eligibility

IRAP has produced a new practice advisory for legal practitioners with best practices for maintaining access

Legal Resource

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

Sep 21, 2022

Report: One Year Since Biden Expanded Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program, Delays Keep Families Apart

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) released a new report, “More than Words: Making Good on the Promise of the Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program,” which highlights the barriers separated families face accessing the Central American Minors (CAM) Program and reuniting in the United States. In addition to the report, IRAP and 100 partner organizations sent the Biden administration a letter outlining steps the government can take to strengthen the Program. 

Press Release
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Sep 20, 2022

More than Words: Making Good on the Promise of the Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program

A year and a half after restarting processing in the Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program, the Biden administration has not done nearly enough to fix the CAM Program’s long-standing challenges. This report documents the inadequate status quo of the CAM Program and offers specific recommendations for the Biden administration to improve its speed and scale. 

Publication

Jun 30, 2022

IRAP Responds to Supreme Court Decision Ruling Biden Administration Can End Remain in Mexico Policy

Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” a policy which requires asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico while their asylum claims are adjudicated. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration’s decision to rescind the Trump-era program does not violate the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Press Release

Jun 2, 2022

Texas v. Biden: Defending the Central American Minors program

IRAP moved to intervene in the Texas case on behalf of several parents in the United States who are seeking to reunite or remain united with their children through the CAM Program.

Case

May 27, 2022

U.S. District Court in Texas Allows Affected Families to Defend the Central American Minors (CAM) Program

Yesterday, a federal court in Texas granted, in part, the intervention motion filed in March by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on behalf of several families hoping to reunite via the Central American Minors (CAM) Program. The ruling means that the court will allow two of the families to defend the CAM Program against the legal challenge filed by 15 states attempting to shut down the program.

Press Release