FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2016 PRESS CONTACT Catherine Crooke 917.375.5551 (Cell) ccrooke@refugeerights.org IRAP LAUDS REINTERPRETATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT POLICY FOR AFGHAN ALLIES FISHER: “The State Department’s... read more →
New York, NY, January 27, 2016 – Today, the State Department issued guidance on its interpretation of the new Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) law (contained in the 2016 National Defense... read more →
This morning, Foreign Policy featured IRAP in an article highlighting the need for systemic reform to the State Department's U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The United States says it is willing to resettle... read more →
IRAP is thrilled to share the news that the State Department has restarted refugee processing in Iraq, after a suspension of nearly a year. Politico broke the news this weekend,... read more →
This week U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a report titled “Afghanistan in Transition: The U.S. Civilian Presence and Assistance Post-2014.” The report considers... read more →
IRAP Recognized on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO: Translators Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight featured a hilarious and hard-hitting critique of the U.S. Government’s Special Immigrant... 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 →
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom published a short commentary on TheHill.com earlier today, in which she argued that Americans have a moral responsibility to bring... read more →
PBS NewsHour released a great video yesterday, detailing the hardships faced by Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants during their work with the United States. The piece also discusses the backlog... 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 →