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Jan 5, 2023

Refugee family reunification delay litigation

IRAP has represented, and continues to represent, a number of clients who entered the United States as refugees in securing faster family reunification.

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Jan 5, 2023

Separated Muslim Burmese Refugee Family Sues U.S. Government

Today, a Burmese mother who has been separated from her husband for nearly a decade filed a lawsuit calling on the U.S. government to reunite her family. She is represented by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).

Press Release

Aug 10, 2022

FOIA: The Defense Department’s “Project Rabbit” verifying the employment of Afghan SIV applicants

IRAP filed a lawsuit against the Defense Department to challenge the agency’s failure to release documents about “Project Rabbit,” a little-publicized program to review the employment qualifications of Afghan SIV applicants.

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Aug 2, 2022

FOIA: Refugee, SIV, and humanitarian parole pathways for Afghans

One year after the State Department created a new refugee program for U.S.-affiliated Afghans, IRAP, represented by Hogan Lovells, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeking records from the State Department about processing of Afghan refugee, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), and humanitarian parole applications.

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Jul 20, 2022

FOIA: USCIS processing of Afghan humanitarian parole

IRAP, in partnership with the American Immigration Council and Winston & Strawn, filed FOIA litigation challenging USCIS's failure to respond to two FOIA requests seeking information about USCIS's processing of Afghan humanitarian cases.

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Jul 13, 2022

Creating Method from Madness: How Law Students Tracked Pandemic-Related Court Disruptions

The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on cracks within a system fraught with foundational defects. Recognizing a need for data collection and observation in this moment, IRAP, consulting with members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), mobilized nearly 100 law students at fifteen of its law school chapters to track and keep record of EOIR’s actions.

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Jul 12, 2022

Veterans and Afghan-American Groups Express Outrage at U.S. Government Attempt to Avoid Accountability for SIV Delays

In court filings this month, Afghan-Americans and U.S. veterans expressed support for the plight of Afghan and Iraqi nationals who worked with the United States and outrage at the U.S. government's ineptitude in administering the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program.

Press Release

Jun 30, 2022

IRAP Responds to Supreme Court Decision Ruling Biden Administration Can End Remain in Mexico Policy

Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” a policy which requires asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico while their asylum claims are adjudicated. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration’s decision to rescind the Trump-era program does not violate the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Press Release

Jun 2, 2022

IRAP Lawsuit Calls on U.S. Government to Reunite Sri Lankan Refugee Family

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee living in Texas who has been waiting to reunite with his wife and children in the United States via the “follow-to-join” (FTJ) program.

Press Release

May 27, 2022

U.S. District Court in Texas Allows Affected Families to Defend the Central American Minors (CAM) Program

Yesterday, a federal court in Texas granted, in part, the intervention motion filed in March by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on behalf of several families hoping to reunite via the Central American Minors (CAM) Program. The ruling means that the court will allow two of the families to defend the CAM Program against the legal challenge filed by 15 states attempting to shut down the program.

Press Release

Apr 7, 2022

“President Biden Removed the Muslim Ban but He Didn’t Fix the Harm”: IRAP Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Separated Somali…

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Mohamuds, a Somali refugee family waiting to reunite in the United States, and sent an open letter signed by more than 75 partner organizations calling on the Biden administration to do more to undo the legacy of the Muslim refugee ban.

Press Release

Apr 6, 2022

Mohamud v. DHS: Challenging the continuing impact of the Muslim refugee ban

IRAP filed a lawsuit in partnership with a Somali family who were on the verge of being reunited the day the former Trump Administration issued its Muslim refugee ban.

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