FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEDERAL COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF IRAQI AND AFGHAN ALLIES SUING U.S. GOVERNMENT OVER FAILURE TO ACT ON VISA APPLICATIONS Decision reaffirms Government’s obligations to thousands of... read more →
Today, IRAP was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer column about the need for the United States to uphold its obligations to Afghan allies. The piece discusses a recent change in the interpretation of... read more →
IRAP is happy to share the The Washington Post's Friday editorial about the Department of State's recently announced interpretation of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) law. The new interpretation, which IRAP... read more →
Foreign Affairs yesterday published an article investigating Jordan's deportation of several hundred Sudanese refugees. The article explores the reality faced by those who were sent back to Sudan, as well as those... read more →
The New York Times today published an editorial about a recent change to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghans which could leave thousands of U.S. allies unable to show that... read more →
New York, NY, January 27, 2016 – Today, the State Department issued guidance on its interpretation of the new Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) law (contained in the 2016 National Defense... read more →
We are thrilled to share a piece published today in The Hill by IRAP board member and president of The Truman Project, Michael Breen. Breen, a former US Army officer well-versed in... read more →
Today, The National Law Journal spotlighted IRAP's work with 27 law schools across the United States and Canada, as part of a feature on how law students are providing aid to Syrian... read more →
Today, The Washington Examiner quoted IRAP's Interim Policy Director, Betsy Fisher, in a piece about the need for more Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghans. The recent National Defense Authorization Act extended... read more →
Today, IRAP's Board Chair, Walt Cooper, published a blog piece on The Huffington Post explaining how refugee resettlement helps undermine extremism. We're grateful to Cooper, who spent 14 years as a... read more →