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Mar 23, 2022

Texas v. Biden and the State-Led Campaigns Against Immigrant Children and Their Families

Earlier this year, the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, alongside seven other state attorneys

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Mar 23, 2022

IRAP Seeks to Defend Central American Minors Program Against Texas Legal Challenge

Last night, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a motion on behalf of four families to intervene in the legal challenge filed by 15 states attempting to shut down the Central American Minors (CAM) Program.

Press Release

Mar 16, 2022

IRAP Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Separated Somali Refugee Family

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Afkab Hussein, a Somali refugee who has been separated from his wife and their two children for 6 years.

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Feb 16, 2022

How the Muslim Ban Lives on for Some Refugees

IRAP is releasing data obtained through one of our lawsuits, which shows that refugees affected by the Muslim ban continue to suffer under the Biden administration.

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Jan 27, 2022

Action Alert: Impacts of Trump Muslim Ban Continue for Refugees!

IRAP has called on President Biden to take urgent action to reform U.S. refugee resettlement. Here is what you can do to support recent arrivals and refugees still stuck overseas.

Action Alert

Nov 18, 2021

U.S. to Reopen Refugee Applications of Iranian Religious Minorities Mass Denied Under Unfair “Extreme Vetting”

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Latham & Watkins LLP announced a settlement in Doe v. Mayorkas, a 2018 class action lawsuit challenging the mass denial of the refugee applications of dozens of Iranians of persecuted minority faiths in the Lautenberg-Specter Program.

Press Release

Oct 12, 2021

Our family is reunited, but the follow-to-join system is still broken

This is a guest post by the wife of Abdel Rahman Abdalla, who was a plaintiff in IRAP’s lawsuit Adam v. Pompeo.

Blog Post

Oct 7, 2021

IRAP Files Lawsuit Demanding U.S. Government Protect Afghan Ally’s Children from Taliban

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, demanding U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken fulfill his legal and moral obligation to protect Afghan allies and their families by evacuating them to safety.

Press Release

Oct 6, 2021

Mohammad v. Blinken: Protecting Afghan families in imminent danger

IRAP sued the State Department on behalf of Mohammad, an Afghan SIV applicant who requested—but did not receive—State Department protection for his sons trapped in Afghanistan.

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Jun 24, 2021

Why Refugee Families in the U.S. Still Cannot Reunite

A cornerstone of the U.S. refugee system, the Follow-to-Join (FTJ) process is an immigration pathway that allows asylees and resettled refugees to petition for their spouses and children to join them in the United States.

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Jun 15, 2021

Press Release: IRAP Welcomes Expansion of Program That Helps Reunite Central American Families

Today, the Biden Administration announced an expansion of the Central American Minors (CAM) program, which provides legal pathways for children in danger in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to safely reunite with a parent in the United States.

Press Release

Apr 14, 2021

Access to Documents by Eritrean Refugees in the Context of Family Reunification

IRAP commissioned this expert report, which clarifies which official documents Eritrean refugees are able to obtain from Eritrean authorities in order to successfully apply for family reunification in the European Union.

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