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Nov 9, 2018

Press Release: Trump’s Proclamation Restricting Asylum Seekers’ Right to Claim Asylum is Illegal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      November 9, 2018 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules

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Nov 2, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Condemns Trump’s Announcement to Restrict Asylum Seekers’ Right to Claim Asylum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      November 2, 2018 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules

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Oct 30, 2018

IRAP Attorney Julie Kornfeld at National Refugee Shabbat: Let’s Ensure That History Does Not Repeat Itself

On October 27, 2018, the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh became the target of

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Oct 28, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Statement on the Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      October 28, 2018 PRESS CONTACT

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Oct 15, 2018

IRAP Receives Community Service Award from Iranian American Bar Association

On September 28, Mariko Hirose, IRAP’s Litigation Director, travelled to San Francisco to

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Oct 15, 2018

Becca Heller Awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Becca Heller, Co-Founder and Executive Director of IRAP, has been named one of this year’s

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Oct 10, 2018

Ninth Annual IRAP Student Summit Features Keynote Speaker Samantha Power

Nearly 150 students attended IRAP’s ninth annual Student Summit, where representatives from IRAP

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Oct 4, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Executive Director Becca Heller Receives Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      October 4, 2018 PRESS CONTACT

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Oct 1, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Urges Administration to Consult With Congress on Refugee Admissions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      October 1, 2018 PRESS CONTACT

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Sep 17, 2018

Press Release: IRAP Denounces President Trump’s Decision to Once Again Reduce Refugee Admissions to Historical Low

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      September 17, 2018 PRESS CONTACT

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Sep 12, 2018

Press Release: Reuters Exclusive Undercuts Claims by Government in Refugee Ban Lawsuit

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Aug 29, 2018

IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Citlalli Ochoa

This is the ninth installment of our Alumni Spotlight series, which features interviews with former IRAP students

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