A new report from the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction states that Iraq is less safe now than it was a year ago. According to the report, there... read more →
In a report on human rights in Iraq during 2010, the UNAMI Human Rights Office and UNHCR list violations committed against these rights, including “silent” abuses such as “widespread poverty,... 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 →
Yesterday, a group of senators, led by Sen. Patrick Leahy, petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to release further information on the delays in processing for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV)... read more →
The New York Times reports today that Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries are in a “state of limbo.” According to the Times, refugees fled Iraq... read more →
In his online column for the New Yorker, George Packer called the unnecessary delays in SIV processing a “tragedy” the Obama administration has the ability to prevent. “President Obama has... read more →
In a piece on ForeignPolicy.com, Chris Ulack said the Arab Spring has put Iraqi refugees in Syria “between a rock and a hard place.” Thousands of Iraqis fled instability in... read more →