Josh Rogin, writing for Foreign Policy, calls attention to U.S. neglect of Iraqi refugees in Leaving Iraq: What About the Refugees? and interviews IRAP Director Becca Heller. While welcoming the... read more →
A Metro New York article highlights IRAP’s work in bringing Iraqi refugees to the New York area. The piece features Alaa Majeed, a resettled Iraqi refugee currently living in Brooklyn.... read more →
This week's Sunday New York Times came out in support of an expedited process to resettle Iraqi refugees in danger, particularly those at risk because of their work for the... read more →
George Packer recently blogged on thenewyorker.com about a different type of debt owed by the United States, this one to thousands of Iraqi refugees. Citing several of IRAP's cases, he... read more →
A July 27th editorial in the Miami Herald said that if the U.S. government does not prioritize special immigrant visas, our country will “repeat a shameful practice of abandoning friends... read more →
On July 25th, IRAP Director, Becca Heller, was featured on Philadelphia’s WHYY radio station, an affiliate of National Public Radio, to discuss delays in SIVs for Iraqis who helped the... read more →
In a July 24th piece, Trudy Rubin, Worldview columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote that since her article on the U.S. obligation to admit more SIV cases ran last week,... read more →
In a recent Newsday editorial, Bob Keeler highlighted the United States’ obligation to welcome its borders to Iraqi refugees displaced by the Iraq War. “The refugee problem is ours,” he... read more →
Another follow up story in the Philadelphia Inquirer, featuring two IRAP clients, about the U .S. government's failure to effectively implement the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act.
A front page article in today's New York Times describes the painful process faced by Iraqis applying for Special Immigrant Visas to the United States because of their work as... read more →