For more than a decade, the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs have provided a pathway to safety for Iraqis and Afghans whose service alongside U.S. forces, diplomats,... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 516.838.1269 FOLLOWING COURT VICTORY FOR IRAQI AND AFGHAN U.S. ALLIES, GOVERNMENT SUBMITS PLAN TO PROCESS THOUSANDS OF DELAYED SIV... read more →
On Friday the 21st of February, IRAP held its annual Advocacy Day where we welcomed 60 students from IRAP law school chapters to Capitol Hill. Students gathered from all across... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2020 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 516-838-1269 COURT RULES FOR THOUSANDS OF AFGHAN AND IRAQI SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS WAITING FOR THEIR VISAS (Washington, D.C.)... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516.838.1269 IRAP LAWSUIT REVEALS GOVERNMENT FLOUTS CONGRESS, REPORTS INACCURATE PROCESSING TIMES IN SIV PROGRAM (Washington, DC)... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org, 516.838.1269 IRAP LAUDS INTRODUCTION OF AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT (Washington, DC) – Today, a broad bipartisan,... read more →
Law students from IRAP chapters throughout the United States gathered in Washington, D.C. last month for IRAP’s annual Advocacy Day. The day’s agenda was packed with over 40 meetings with... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Boris Alvarado-Gonzalez media@refugeerights.org 516.838.0400 IRAP APPLAUDS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT PROTECTING U.S. ALLIES IN AFGHANISTAN, CONDEMNS BORDER WALL SPENDING (New York, NY) -... read more →
Today, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed written by the IRAP chapter at Stanford University. The opinion piece features the stories of three veterans at Stanford University, two law... read more →
Life in Afghanistan continues to be dangerous, especially for Afghans who worked for the U.S. military as interpreters or in other capacities. Because of their work for the United States, these... read more →