As part of ongoing coverage of IRAP's lawsuit against the US government on behalf of nine Iraqis, The Nation published a story highlighting the lawsuit's significance in light of America's... read more →
A report in Foreign Policy explores the bureaucratic delays currently hindering Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their consequences. Significant obstacles bar eligible candidates from obtaining... read more →
“People underestimate just how much these interpreters are on the line of battle,” said Katherine Reisner, National Policy Director for the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project. "They’re doing this all for... read more →
About 10,000 Iraqi refugees wait in Syria for the interviews with the US Government that will determine their future and that of their families, the New York Times reports. But... read more →
The Christian Science Monitor acknowledges the achievements and promise of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, and the innovative, tenacious spirit of IRAP co-founder and director Becca Heller, committed to finding... read more →
In her column World View, Trudy Rubin of the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights cases of deserving applicants whose visas have been inexplicably delayed. From her correspondence with IRAP director Becca Heller: “The... read more →
City Limits interviews IRAP translator and journalist Alaa Majeed and IRAP director Becca Heller about the challenges facing Iraqis who helped U.S. forces-- the threats they receive in Iraq, the... read more →
Yesterday on "Here & Now" NPR interviewed Alaa, who worked for western media organizations in Baghdad and who now works with the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project in New York, and... read more →
An Iraqi translator for U.S. forces whose first name is Tariq describes his move away from the relative safety of his military base in anticipation of U.S. troop withdrawal, and... read more →