Today, IRAP Board Chair, Walt Cooper, published a blog post on The Huffington Post making the case for why we must show leadership in our response to the refugee crisis. "Refugees —... read more →
Yesterday, The Open Mind, PBS' longest-running show, featured IRAP's Director and co-founder, Becca Heller, as its guest. In a 30-minute interview with Open Mind host Alexander Heffner, Heller discusses the current refugee crisis,... read more →
Today, The New York Times spotlighted IRAP in its What to Watch Sunday feature: alongside Orphan Black and Girls, the Times recommends today's TV interview with IRAP Director, Becca Heller, on PBS' The Open Mind. The 30-minute interview with Heller,... read more →
Human Rights First today published an important report on the Syrian refugee crisis and the need for U.S. leadership. According to a press release from Human Rights First, the report... read more →
Today, we're proud to share this Stars and Stripes op-ed from IRAP's Board Chair, Walt Cooper, and the National Security Outreach Director at Human Rights First, Scott Cooper. The piece makes several... read more →
Today, The New Yorker published an extremely important piece by George Packer. In his commentary, Packer draws important parallels between America's ongoing response to the Syrian crisis and its past responses to other... read more →
The Daily Beast today published a story bringing attention to the plight of refugees who are currently trapped in Calais, France, awaiting an opportunity to make it onward to new... read more →
Today, IRAP joined several other leading refugee organizations from Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) as an expert participant in a Twitter chat hosted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The chat... read more →
Today, IRAP published a blog piece for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, making a case for a new approach to refugee protection for the 21st Century. We argue that the status quo... read more →
World Refugee Day is coming up, on Friday, June 20! First observed in 2001, World Refugee Day was created by the United Nations General Assembly with the express purpose of... read more →