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Nov 2, 2023

IRAP Calls for Immediate Halt to Forced Removals of Afghans from Pakistan

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) condemns the government of Pakistan’s forcible return of Afghan refugees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This campaign of deportation and intimidation violates international law and endangers the lives of countless refugees, including IRAP’s clients.

Press Release

Aug 30, 2023

Two Years After the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: What’s at Stake in the Government’s Appeal of Afghan & Iraqi Allies…

In the two years since the last military flight took off from Afghanistan, the U.S. Government has quietly tried to wash its hands of responsibility toward the Afghan people it left behind in a country ruled by the Taliban and ravaged by decades of U.S.-led conflict.

Blog Post

Mar 15, 2023

“We Were Robbed”: Advocates React to Afghan Humanitarian Parole FOIA Findings

The results of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and American Immigration Council (AIC) show that the United States effectively abandoned Afghan HP applicants, even while it profited from their application fees. 

Blog Post

Feb 17, 2016

IRAP Client Featured in The Washington Free Beacon

Yesterday, The Washington Free Beacon discussed the plight of one IRAP client from Afghanistan affected by

Feb 4, 2016

IRAP in The New York Times: Afghan Allies Deserve Better

The New York Times today published an editorial about a recent change to the Special

Jan 27, 2016

Press Release: New State Department Interpretation Unfairly Disqualifies Afghan Allies from Special Immigrant Visa Program

New York, NY, January 27, 2016 – Today, the State Department issued guidance on its

Press Release

Nov 25, 2015

Press Release: IRAP Lauds Bipartisan Reform of SIV Program for Afghans

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