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Feb 19, 2026

In Newly Released Memo, DHS Claims Authority to Detain Refugees Who Have Not Applied for Green Cards After a Year

In the memorandum below that was recently filed with the district court in U.H.A.

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Jul 29, 2025

Newly Released Government Documents Confirm Policy Delaying Green Card Applications Filed by Refugees and Asylees

IRAP shares newly released USCIS documents about a pause on the adjudication of applications filed by refugee and asylee green card applicants. IRAP obtained the documents through a FOIA request and related lawsuit.

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Mar 13, 2025

New Data Shows Immigrant Visa Interview Backlogs at U.S. Consular Offices Around the World

Note: After the publication of this blog, the Department of State created a new

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Dec 19, 2024

IRAP Shares Its Archive of Thousands of U.S. Government Policy and Training Documents Obtained Through the Freedom of Information Act

How does U.S. refugee, parole, and special immigrant processing work behind the scenes? IRAP has

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Nov 18, 2024

New Data Reveals Ongoing Delays in Refugee Family Reunification Processing and Outsized Scrutiny of Somali Families

In recent years, IRAP has observed dramatic delays in the refugee family reunification (I-730 follow-to-join)

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Dec 4, 2023

FOIA Behind the Scenes: How Do USCIS and the State Department Process Immigration-Related Requests?

Every year, IRAP files dozens of requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), seeking

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Apr 8, 2020

IRAP Obtains USCIS Guidance on Humanitarian Parole Applications through FOIA Litigation

IRAP obtained USCIS’ guidance on humanitarian parole and significant public benefit parole through

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