Mariko Hirose, IRAP Litigation Director, addresses journalists at an outdoor press conference. She is surrounded by several journalists with cameras, microphones and notepads. She has straight, shoulder length black hair and wears a white blouse and black blazer.

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Oct 30, 2020

Debunking “Extreme Vetting”: Recommendations to Build Back the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (June 2021)

This report outlines the harm caused by “extreme vetting” and makes key recommendations for reforming the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Publication

Feb 21, 2019

After Lawsuit Win, First Iranian Refugees Travel from Austria to the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules media@refugeerights.org 516.838.1269 AFTER

Press Release

Oct 15, 2018

IRAP Receives Community Service Award from Iranian American Bar Association

On September 28, Mariko Hirose, IRAP’s Litigation Director, travelled to San Francisco to

Blog Post

Jul 11, 2018

Press Release: District Court Sides With Iranian Refugees Unlawfully Denied Asylum

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Press Release

Jun 26, 2018

District Court Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging Denials of Iranian Refugees

On Friday, June 22, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

Blog Post

Apr 19, 2018

Press Release: Groups File Class Action Challenge to Unprecedented Mass Denials of Iranian Refugees in the Lautenberg-Specter Program

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Press Release

Apr 18, 2018

Doe v. Mayorkas: Challenging the mass denial of refugee status to Iranian religious minorities

This class action lawsuit challenges the mass denial of refugee applications of nearly 90 Iranians of persecuted minority faiths who had traveled to Vienna to be processed under the Lautenberg Amendment.

Case