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Nov 18, 2021

U.S. to Reopen Refugee Applications of Iranian Religious Minorities Mass Denied Under Unfair “Extreme Vetting”

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Latham & Watkins LLP announced a settlement in Doe v. Mayorkas, a 2018 class action lawsuit challenging the mass denial of the refugee applications of dozens of Iranians of persecuted minority faiths in the Lautenberg-Specter Program.

Press Release

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

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

Feb 21, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Statement on the Denial of U.S. Asylum for Iranians in the Lautenberg Program

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Press Release