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Nov 16, 2020

Airport Arrivals

IRAP has created resources about arriving at U.S. airports because many international travelers have experienced prolonged screenings, discrimination, or attempted deportation.

Legal Resource

Nov 9, 2020

Press Release: After Election Results, IRAP Calls On President-Elect Joe Biden To Restore Protections For Displaced People

“We are excited to be working with the new administration and with bipartisan allies to make our vision a reality that everyone has a safe place to live and a safe way to get there.”

Press Release

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 30, 2020

Debunking “Extreme Vetting”: Recommendations to Build Back the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (June 2021)

This report outlines the harm caused by “extreme vetting” and makes key recommendations for reforming the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Publication

Oct 28, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Denounces Further Cuts to Refugee Admissions to Unprecedented Low

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    October 28, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516.838.1269 IRAP DENOUNCES FURTHER CUTS

Press Release

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.

Case

Oct 8, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Report Reveals Trump Administration Exploiting “Extreme Vetting” to Decimate Refugee Program

IRAP report reveals Trump Administration exploiting "Extreme Vetting" to decimate refugee program

Press Release

Sep 30, 2020

Press Release: IRAP Calls for Immediate Consultations and Robust Refugee Admissions in Coming Fiscal Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessauleshdessaules@refugeerights.org516.838.1269 IRAP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE

Press Release

Sep 30, 2020

Press Release: 540 Bipartisan Elected Officials From All 50 States Urge President Trump to Welcome Refugees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 PRESS CONTACTS Amnesty International USA: Mariya Parodi, Press Officer, mparodi@aiusa.org,

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Feb 13, 2020

Why Refugee Families Cannot Reunite

Afkab, a Somali refugee who was resettled in the United

Blog Post