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Sep 17, 2013

IRAP in The Huffington Post: America’s Afghan And Iraqi Interpreters Risk Lives But Wait Years In Danger For Visas

Reports by rights organizations such as the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and

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Jun 4, 2013

IRAP on Your Public Media -Special Visas for Iraqis Who Worked for the U.S Could Expire

“Advocacy group, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project or IRAP says thousands of men and

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May 6, 2013

IRAP on The Hill – Visas set aside for Iraqis, Afghans in Senate immigration bill

“Refugee advocates are enthusiastic about language in the Senate bill that they say brings more

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Apr 12, 2013

IRAP on Al Jazeera – Afghan military interpreters seek US refuge

Some former US soldiers who were helped by Afghans on the battlefield are complaining that

Apr 12, 2013

IRAP in The Washington Post – Iraqi refugees in Syria Feel New Strains of War

“There are certain neighborhoods that are safer than others, and the rent in those neighborhoods

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Mar 20, 2013

IRAP on Southern California Public Radio

“People underestimate just how much these interpreters are on the line of battle,” said Katherine

Mar 19, 2013

Congress Demands Action on Special Immigrant Visa Program

19 REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVES ASK PRESIDENT OBAMA TO EXTEND AND

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Mar 4, 2013

IRAP Profiled by PRI’s “The World”

Public Radio International’s “The World” ran a profile on IRAP that aired on NPR

Mar 4, 2013

Forbes quotes IRAP in piece on our Afghan and Iraqi Allies

Forbes Magazine covered the ongoing crisis facing Iraqi and Afghan allies of the U.S.

Dec 6, 2012

“Forgotten in Iraq”

The New York Times Op-Ed page today features a moving video opinion piece by Beth

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Nov 16, 2012

IRAP Director Becca Heller on Chicago NPR’s Worldview Discussing Visas for Afghan Allies

Click here to listen to IRAP’s Director Becca Heller discuss the plight of Afghan

Oct 29, 2012

BBC: Iraqi returnees from Syria still in grave danger

Iraqis who originally fled to Syria during the height of the civil war are now

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