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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Sep 29, 2023

IRAP: President Biden Must do More to Build a Resilient and Robust Refugee Program 

Today, President Biden signed a new Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions (PD) maintaining the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 refugee admissions target of 125,000 refugees for FY 2024. After years of record low admissions, refugee resettlement in FY 2023 doubled to more than 51,000 as of August 31. However, that number remains far below the administration’s annual goal, and more must be done to reach it.

Press Release

Sep 15, 2016

Former IRAP Clients Attend White House Event on Welcoming Refugees

Just in time for National Welcoming Week, and leading up to the UN Summits on

Blog Post

Jan 13, 2015

The New York Times: Lawmakers Must Continue to Show Bipartisan Leadership on SIV Issue

The Editorial Board of The New York Times today published a piece urging Congress to