Press Release: Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Blocking President Trump from Giving States and Localities Ability to Stop Refugee Resettlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      January 8, 2021 CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516-838-1269 Christopher Plummer, Church World Service, media@cwsglobal.org Sharon Samber, HIAS, hias@westendstrategy.com  Timothy Young, LIRS, tyoung@lirs.org, 443-257-6310 APPEALS COURT... read more →

Press Release: Judge Declares Unlawful and Vacates Government’s Asylum Seeker “Credible Fear” Standards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    November 2, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, 516.838.1269, hdessaules@refugeerights.org Lucia Allain, RAICES, media@raicestexas.org JUDGE DECLARES UNLAWFUL AND VACATES GOVERNMENT’S ASYLUM SEEKER “CREDIBLE FEAR” STANDARDS (Washington, D.C.)... read more →

Press Release: IRAP Files Challenge to Years-Long Delays in Reuniting Refugee Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    October 22, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules 516.838.1269 hdessaules@refugeerights.org IRAP FILES CHALLENGE TO YEARS-LONG DELAYS IN REUNITING REFUGEE FAMILIES (Baltimore, Maryland) – Today, the International Refugee Assistance... read more →

Government and Central American Families Reach Historic Settlement, Paving the Way for Children to Reunite With Parents in the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      April 12, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516-838-1269 Nicole Houston, Arnold & Porter, Nicole.Houston@arnoldporter.com, 202-942-6418 GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN FAMILIES REACH HISTORIC SETTLEMENT, PAVING... read more →