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Apr 6, 2021

IRAP Urges Biden Administration to Lift Restrictions on Interfaith and Same-Sex Refugee Marriages

The US Refugee Admissions Program should be accessible to families who are unable to marry.

Blog Post

Apr 2, 2021

IRAP Submits Recommendations to Improve Refugee Security Vetting

The letter IRAP sent recommends reversing five changes to refugee vetting taken by the Trump Administration.

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Mar 22, 2021

Families in Limbo: What the Biden Administration Can Do Now to Address Unreasonable Delays in Refugee and Asylee Family Reunification…

This report outlines how the “Follow-to-Join” process has been hampered by actions taken by the Trump Administration and how the Biden Administration can improve the process.

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Mar 9, 2021

Press Release: New IRAP Report Recommends Action to Address Delays in Family Reunification Process

The report outlines how the “Follow-to-Join” process has been nearly ground to a standstill by actions taken by the Trump Administration.

Press Release

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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Jan 15, 2021

Updates on the Status of the Central American Minors (CAM) Program

This page provides general information about who is eligible and application processing for the Central American Minors (CAM) Program.

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Nov 20, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Publishes Blueprint for Expanding Complementary Pathways for Refugees and Displaced People

In a new report, IRAP lays out the multiple ways in which the incoming administration could address hurdles in existing pathways, as well as expand and pilot new programs, to bring displaced people to safety.

Press Release

Nov 16, 2020

Actualizaciones Sobre El Estatus Actual Del Programa CAM

Si tu familia solicitó bajo el programa de Permisos Humanitarios para Menores Centroamericanos (CAM), tu puedes ser elegible para viajar ahora bajo un acuerdo judicial del 2019.

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Nov 1, 2020

Expanding Complementary Pathways for Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Blueprint for the U.S. Government (November 2020)

This policy report outlines the multiple ways in which the incoming administration could address hurdles in existing pathways, as well as expand and pilot new programs, to bring displaced people to safety.

Publication

Oct 22, 2020

Adam v. Pompeo: Challenging the delays in adjudicating I-730/Follow-To-Join Petitions for Family Reunification

IRAP filed this lawsuit in partnership with two resettled Darfuri refugees who have been waiting for a decision on their petitions for their spouses and children to join them in the United States.

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Oct 22, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Files Challenge to Years-Long Delays in Reuniting Refugee Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                   October 22, 2020PRESS CONTACTHenrike Dessaules516.838.1269hdessaules@refugeerights.org IRAP FILES CHALLENGE TO YEARS-LONG DELAYS IN

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Feb 13, 2020

Why Refugee Families Cannot Reunite

Afkab, a Somali refugee who was resettled in the United

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