Today, IRAP's Board Chair, Walt Cooper, published a blog piece on The Huffington Post explaining how refugee resettlement helps undermine extremism. We're grateful to Cooper, who spent 14 years as a... read more →
This afternoon, our entire New York team met with Brandon Stanton, founder of the famous Humans of New York blog. Humans of New York (HONY), as many of you know, is... read more →
Today, Foreign Policy published an important article highlighting the massive barriers facing Syrians in Lebanon who wish to resettle to the United States. More than 1 million Syrian refugees currently live in... read more →
IRAP is proud to share this powerful op-ed in The Huffington Post, written by our Middle East Field Director, Kate Norland List. List works in IRAP's Beirut, Lebanon office, and her... read more →
Yesterday, IRAP's Deputy Policy Director, Betsy Fisher, was quoted in an article in The Nation. The article appeared in the midst of intense backlash to refugees in the wake of last Friday's terrorist... read more →
In the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, the United States has seen a surge of backlash against refugees and the refugee resettlement program. News outlets are turning... read more →
The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) condemns the horrific attacks on Paris and Beirut last week. We must not allow these attacks to prevent vulnerable Syrian refugees from reaching safety;... 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 →
The New York Times today quoted IRAP's Director, Becca Heller, in an important article spotlighting the long delays refugees face when applying for resettlement to the United States. The article helps... read more →
This afternoon, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the Administration's FY 2016 Refugee Resettlement Program:... read more →