This afternoon, our entire New York team met with Brandon Stanton, founder of the famous Humans of New York blog. Humans of New York (HONY), as many of you know, is... read more →
Over the weekend, Jordan announced it would deport approximately 800 Sudanese refugees who had been protesting their living conditions in the country. Amongst the group of refugees are a number... read more →
Today, we're proud to share this Stars and Stripes op-ed from IRAP's Board Chair, Walt Cooper, and the National Security Outreach Director at Human Rights First, Scott Cooper. The piece makes several... read more →
Today, Foreign Policy published an important article highlighting the massive barriers facing Syrians in Lebanon who wish to resettle to the United States. More than 1 million Syrian refugees currently live in... read more →
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IRAP is proud to share this powerful op-ed in The Huffington Post, written by our Middle East Field Director, Kate Norland List. List works in IRAP's Beirut, Lebanon office, and her... read more →
IRAP's Deputy Policy Director, Betsy Fisher, is cited today in George Packer's comment for The New Yorker on America's betrayal of Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Packer's powerful piece provokes serious reflection on... read more →
Today, POLITICO published an extremely important article highlighting the impact of proposed anti-refugee legislation, which would restrict refugee resettlement in the United States, on Iraqi interpreters who worked alongside U.S. forces. In... read more →
Yesterday, IRAP's Deputy Policy Director, Betsy Fisher, was quoted in an article in The Nation. The article appeared in the midst of intense backlash to refugees in the wake of last Friday's terrorist... read more →
In the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, the United States has seen a surge of backlash against refugees and the refugee resettlement program. News outlets are turning... read more →