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Apr 27, 2023

IRAP: Expanded Humanitarian Pathways Must Not Replace Asylum

Today, the Biden administration announced a set of new measures to address regional migration within the Western Hemisphere, including opening centers in Guatemala and Colombia to process thousands of people through various humanitarian pathways. IRAP welcomes the expansion of family reunification parole programs and refugee processing in the Americas, but strongly opposes doing so as a trade off for limiting the legal rights of people seeking asylum in the United States.

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Feb 21, 2023

“Shameful Assault on Refugees”: IRAP Condemns Proposed Asylum Ban, Biden’s Embrace of Trump-Era Immigration Policies

Today, the Biden administration proposed banning people from seeking asylum in the United States unless they first sought protection in any other countries they traveled through during their journey to safety.

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Jan 5, 2023

IRAP Strongly Denounces Biden Administration Moves to Further Restrict Asylum

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) strongly and unequivocally opposes the actions of the Biden administration to restrict the ability of people seeking safety and freedom in the United States under the guise of public health.

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Oct 13, 2022

IRAP Responds to Expansion of Title 42 Expulsions and Creation of Venezuelan Parole Program

Yesterday, the Biden administration announced it will expand Title 42 expulsions to include Venezuelans and create a temporary parole program that will allow up to 24,000 Venezuelans to enter and work in the United States, among other requirements that would render large numbers of Venezuelans ineligible. 

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May 23, 2022

IRAP Reacts to Latest on Title 42 on Day the De Facto Asylum Ban Was to Be Lifted

Today, May 23, the U.S. government intended to lift Title 42, a policy that has been blocking access to asylum at the border.

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Apr 1, 2022

IRAP Responds to Title 42 Termination Announcement

Today, the Biden administration announced it will terminate Title 42 on May 23, 2022. Title 42 is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) policy that for more than two years has been used to expel migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border and deny them their legal right to seek asylum in the United States.

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Mar 4, 2022

IRAP Responds to Court Ruling Blocking U.S. Government From Expelling Migrant Families to Persecution or Torture

Today, a federal appeals court ruled in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas that the U.S. government must stop using the Title 42 public health authority to summarily expel families to places where they face persecution or torture.

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Sep 17, 2021

IRAP Celebrates Court Order Blocking Expulsions of Migrant Families, Calls on Biden Administration to End Its Title 42 Policy

In light of the court’s recognition of the harm caused by Title 42 expulsions, IRAP calls on the Biden administration to immediately rescind the policy and ensure full access to humanitarian protections for those fleeing violence and persecution.

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Aug 25, 2021

IRAP Shocked by Supreme Court Ruling Reinstating Inhumane Remain in Mexico Policy, Calls on Biden Administration to Terminate Policy and…

Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision effectively reinstating the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as Remain in Mexico. The ruling came despite overwhelming evidence that MPP contradicts international human rights law and puts asylum seekers at heightened risk of violence, extortion, and murder while they are forced to wait in Mexico.

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Aug 4, 2021

IRAP Denounces Biden Administration Decisions to Extend Title 42 Expulsions, Implement Expedited Removals

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is extremely disappointed by the extension of the harmful and illegal Title 42 policy and urges the Administration to recommit to upholding asylum law.

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Apr 23, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Condemns Trump’s Latest Attempt to Separate U.S. Families From Their Loved Ones

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      April 23, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 516.838.1269 IRAP CONDEMNS TRUMP’S

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Apr 17, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Welcomes Bipartisan Letter in Support of Extended Visas, Deadlines For Immigrants and Refugees During Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules

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