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Mar 1, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Calls for Emergency Increase in Refugee Admissions

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) calls on President Biden to immediately sign the Proposed Emergency Presidential Determination (PD) and allow for additional refugees to be admitted this Fiscal Year.

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Feb 25, 2021

IRAP Advocacy Week Brings Together Students From 19 Law School Chapters To Meet With Their Legislators

Over the course of three days, students met with 44 congressional staffers over video or conference calls, with offices spanning 23 states and Washington D.C.

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Feb 18, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Welcomes Biden Administration’s Immigration Bill

IRAP welcomes this opening proposal as an important step to promote family unity, chart a path to citizenship for millions of people in the United States, and implement a number of important humanitarian policies that IRAP has championed.

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Feb 5, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Applauds Executive Order Aimed At Rebuilding U.S. Refugee Resettlement

The order outlines a path to enhance refugees’ access to protection in the United States and takes numerous steps to improve the efficiency and equity of the refugee resettlement process.

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An indigenous Central American woman wearing colorful embroidery has a young girl wrapped to her in embroidered cloth.

Feb 3, 2021

Busting Myths about Forced Migrants: Seeking Asylum in the United States

Each month, a different IRAP chapter will dispel a common misconception related to refugee issues.

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Feb 2, 2021

Press Release: New Executive Actions Aim To Strengthen Asylum Protections, Reunite Families

IRAP welcomes the orders, which intend to reverse many of the Trump Administration’s most xenophobic policies.

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A headshot of IRAP alumna Samah Sisay. She is a Black woman wearing a black blazer and bright red lipstick, smiling brightly.

Jan 29, 2021

IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Samah Sisay

This is the 17th installment of our Alumni Spotlight series, which features interviews with former IRAP students who have become strong advocates and leaders in their fields of practice.

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Kosovar refugees arriving in the United States. In the background, a plane is partially visible, with several of the refugees - many of them children - descending a metal staircase onto the tarmac. In the foreground, are a man and a woman from Kosovo. The man has olive colored skin and holds up a peace sign. He is almost bald, with some short white hair visible. He has a full mustache and dark brown eyebrows. He wears a leather jacket with a red wool sweater underneath. A woman with fair white skin and brown hair pulled back wears a beige blouse with a beige wool sweater and holds a brown leather jacket in her left hand.

Jan 29, 2021

Refugee Reset: Mid-Year Increases to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Target (January 28, 2020)

This policy report discusses the Presidential authority to increase the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States during the fiscal year.

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Jan 28, 2021

Press Release: New IRAP Report Discusses Presidential Authority to Increase U.S. Refugee Admissions

Today, IRAP published a new report that discusses the Presidential authority to increase the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States during the fiscal year.

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Jan 23, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Statement on the Suspension of the Iraqi Direct Access Program

The Iraqi Direct Access Program is the only pathway to safety available to the vast majority of Iraqis who are at risk due to their affiliation with the U.S. government.

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Jan 20, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Applauds Executive Order Rescinding Muslim and African Bans

The order revokes two of the Trump administration’s many discriminatory policies that have kept hundreds of thousands of families separated from their loved ones in the United States for years.

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Jan 20, 2021

Our Response to the Muslim Ban

Amidst global disbelief, uncertainty, and fear, the staff and volunteers at IRAP immediately sprung into action.

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