IRAP Recognized on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO: Translators Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight featured a hilarious and hard-hitting critique of the U.S. Government’s Special Immigrant... read more →
An op-ed piece published in Roll Call urges Congress to allocate more visas to Iraqis and Afghans under the Special Immigrant Visa program. Congress has demonstrated that the issue is beyond partisanship,... read more →
Nearly 50 members of Congress recently signed an open letter to President Obama urging him to ensure protection for LGBT immigrants. The letter identifies a number of uniquely dangerous circumstances... read more →
On Monday a bipartisan group of over 20 Representatives from across the United States sent a letter to President Obama advocating for the establishment of in-country refugee processing at the... read more →
Yesterday, CNN published an excellent article detailing the new Afghan Special Immigrant Visa legislation, which features a quote from IRAP's Policy Director Katie Reisner. The piece describes the journey of the bill from... read more →
IRAP is excited to announce that the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act has made great progress in the House of Representatives, and should reach the Senate in the near future. We... read more →
Republicans in the House Appropriations Committee outlined their $48.3 billion spending package last night, proposing the allocation of $3 billion to assist refugees, with reference to the crises in Syria,... read more →
The Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act was introduced in the House yesterday, after months of hard work. If passed, the Act will extend the current SIV program - which was... read more →
Two IRAP clients, Janis and Mohammad, were recognized today by Rep. Jim Moran, of Virginia's 8th District. Congressman Moran worked hard to get these two heroes their Special Immigrant Visas,... read more →
PBS NewsHour released a great video yesterday, detailing the hardships faced by Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants during their work with the United States. The piece also discusses the backlog... read more →