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Aug 13, 2020

The Short and Long-Term Financial Implications of the Coronavirus for Refugees

Anna-Theresa Unger is a 2020 graduate from Sarah Lawrence College and was the Policy and

Blog Post

Jul 24, 2020

Press Release: Groups File for En Banc Review of Muslim Ban Challenge, Vow to Keep Fighting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Boris Alvarado-Gonzalez, media@refugeerights.org, 516.838.0400 GROUPS FILE FOR EN

Press Release

Jul 21, 2020

CASA de Maryland v. Mayorkas: Protecting asylum seekers’ access to work authorization

This case challenged Trump-era rules that make it more difficult for asylum seekers to access work authorization (also known as “Employment Authorization Documents” or EADs).

Case

Jul 21, 2020

Press Release: Asylum Seekers File Federal Lawsuit to Protect Their Ability to Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2020  MEDIA CONTACTS ASAP: Janis Jin / janis.jin@asylumadvocacy.org / (949) 378-9668IRAP: Boris

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Jul 9, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Condemns New Proposed Rule Exploiting Public Health Concerns to Further Restrict Asylum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516.838.1269 IRAP CONDEMNS NEW PROPOSED

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Jun 24, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Strongly Opposes Trump’s New Rules That Would Prevent Asylum Seekers From Working

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516.838.1269 IRAP STRONGLY OPPOSES TRUMP’S NEW

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Jun 23, 2020

IRAP Publishes New Report on Recommendations on the Reform of the SIV Program

For more than a decade, the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs have

Blog Post

Jun 22, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Welcomes Biden Proposal to Increase Refugee Admissions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516-838-1269 IRAP WELCOMES BIDEN PROPOSAL TO

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Jun 18, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Decision on DACA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516.838.1269 IRAP STATEMENT ON TODAY’S SUPREME

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Jun 11, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Condemns New Proposed Anti-Asylum Regulation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 516.838.1269 IRAP CONDEMNS NEW

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Jun 5, 2020

FOIA: Access to refugee applicant records

IRAP filed a lawsuit challenging USCIS’s policy of refusing to search the database it uses for refugee adjudications (called “WRAPS”) and claiming to have no records of refugee case files when responding to FOIA requests. Consistent with this policy, USCIS failed to produce a single document when IRAP requested its client’s refugee case file.

Case

Jun 1, 2020

Recommendations on the Reform of the Special Immigrant Visa Program for U.S. Wartime Partners (June 2020)

This policy report outlines key recommendations for improving the Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs.

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