IRAP shares newly released USCIS documents about a pause on the adjudication of applications filed by refugee and asylee green card applicants. IRAP obtained the documents through a FOIA request and related lawsuit. On March 25, 2025, it was reported that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had implemented a pause on the adjudication of […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
Under the second Trump administration, refugees, asylees, and others in humanitarian statuses face a host of new risks and concerns when deciding whether to travel internationally. IRAP and ASISTA, with the support of the Ready to Stay Coalition, have developed a toolkit for legal practitioners advising clients in humanitarian statuses about international travel. | International Refugee Assistance Project
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2025 PRESS CONTACT Spencer Tilger | media@refugeerights.org FOUR YEARS AFTER FALL OF KABUL, TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS TURNED ITS BACK ON AFGHAN ALLIES IRAP releases new explainer document, experts available to discuss (New York, NY) – This week marks four years since the Taliban takeover of Kabul and the effective end […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
The U.S. Department of State considers South Sudan too dangerous for almost all Americans – it warns travelers to plan for hostage situations and has evacuated all non-essential diplomats. Yet, the Trump administration has waged a massive legal effort to treat South Sudan – and other conflict-ridden countries – as “safe third countries” to receive […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
On 23 June 2025, IRAP Europe testified at an expert hearing at the German Parliament against a new law seeking to suspend family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection for two years. Under German and EU law, subsidiary protection is granted to people facing serious harm if returned to their country of origin, including torture […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Spencer Tilger | media@refugeerights.org REFUGEE BAN CHALLENGE WILL MOVE FORWARD AS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT A federal court also denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case (Seattle, WA) – Today, a federal court ruled that the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s suspension of refugee resettlement can […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2025 PRESS CONTACT Spencer Tilger | media@refugeerights.org INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S SYSTEMIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST IMMIGRANTS (Washington, D.C.) — A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread […]| International Refugee Assistance Project
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