IRAP and Berger Montague, PC submitted an amicus brief in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Mukantagara v. Mullin, arguing that USCIS terminations of refugee status are reviewable by federal ...

(New York, NY) – This week marks four years since the Taliban takeover of Kabul and the effective end of the American military presence in Afghanistan. Around 200,000 Afghans were able to relocate to ...

FEDERAL JUDGE QUESTIONS TIMING OF TERMINATION OF RESETTLEMENT AGENCY CONTRACTS AND ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO UPDATE COURT ON RESTORATION OF REFUGEE PROCESSING Emergency hearing addressed government efforts ...

(Seattle, WA) – Last night, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a motion for an emergency hearing in Pacito v. Trump after government lawyers communicated the Trump ...

Court Orders Government to Reunite Afghan Allies with Family Members Lupe Aguirre, Deputy Director of U.S. Litigation at IRAP, responded to the ruling: “August marks five years since our clients’ ...

(WASHINGTON D.C.)— Today, the Trump administration published its Presidential Determination (PD) on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026. The admissions goal of 7,500 is not only a significant drop ...

In the Explainer below, IRAP answers questions about the Trump administration’s unlawful arrests and detention of refugees in Minnesota. It also discusses the U.H.A. v. Bondi lawsuit that IRAP, along ...

Named plaintiff in Pacito v. Trump and his family safely resettled in North Carolina (Raleigh, NC) – Yesterday, “Pacito” – the named plaintiff in the lawsuit Pacito v. Trump – safely resettled with ...

(New York, NY) – Yesterday, President Trump signed a memo directing the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to expand the Guantánamo Migrant Operations Center (GMOC) at the Guantánamo ...

(Minneapolis, MN) – Today, a federal judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Trump administration from arresting and detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under ...

Boston, Mass. — Six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, and the International Institute of New England (IINE), represented by Democracy Forward and the International Refugee ...

IRAP filed a case on behalf of itself and five Afghan nationals who were denied access to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program without being given the explanation required by law. The individual ...