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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 13h

Last month, IRAP President Sharif Aly joined 17 other @rcusa.bsky.social member orgs to send President Trump a letter urging his administration to abandon its efforts to undermine international refugee law and treaties:

Refugee Council USA @rcusa.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday, RCUSA released a letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, signed by the executives of 18 RCUSA member organizations, urging the administration to uphold & strengthen international human rights and refugee law & treaties

Read the full letter on our website: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 13h

On Monday, UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi suggested that U.S. deportation practices are "not consistent with international law" and warned against the the broader backlash against immigrants and refugees.

UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law.

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 4d

"We expect to see a proper presidential determination process as set forth by statute. That includes required public hearings and Congressional consultation so the American people can hear the stories of the people our nation has abandoned this year.”

International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 4d

“Any refugee admissions policy that leaves out people who are already in the pipeline, including over 12,000 people who had their approved applications and travel arrangements cancelled on January 20th, is unfair, unjust, and leaves families and individuals in terribly dangerous situations."

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 4d

Here is a reaction from IRAP Senior Staff Attorney Mevlüde Akay Alp:

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 4d

Reporting indicates that the Trump Admin plans to cut refugee admissions to a record low of 7,500 in the upcoming PD:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 8d

“It is vital to strengthen protections for people seeking safety—not weaken them. The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle critical humanitarian protections in the U.S. and abroad put millions of people at risk.” - Rricha deCant, IRAP

Read the full @welcomewdignity.bsky.social statement:

After Chilling Remarks at UN General Assembly, #WelcomeWithDignity Urges U.S. Leaders, Global Community to Uphold the Fundamental Right to Seek Safety – Welcome With Dignity

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 9d

You can access the survey response data here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 9d

From June 2024-June 2025, ca. 46% of respondents from the Americas reported experiencing an environmental disaster in their country of origin, 54% reported environmental challenges during transit, and 28% experienced both.

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 9d

The new data confirm our previous reporting: climate change continues to be a driving factor of displacement across the Americas.

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 9d

NEW from IRAP: we updated our climate mobility data report with new data from the past year (June 2024-2025) — learn more here: refugeerights.org/news-resourc...

Enduring Change: A Data Review of Firsthand Accounts of Climate Mobility Impacts | International Refugee Assistance Project

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Refugee Council USA @rcusa.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday, RCUSA released a letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, signed by the executives of 18 RCUSA member organizations, urging the administration to uphold & strengthen international human rights and refugee law & treaties

Read the full letter on our website: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 23d

Ninth Circuit preserves Trump's refugee restrictions

The appeal court's order pauses a pair of preliminary injunctions on a Trump executive order, but still maintains certain services for refugees.

www.courthousenews.com

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 23d

"At the same time, there are tens of thousands of refugees who have been waiting years to be resettled in the U.S. and were preparing to start new lives here, and they remain stranded in limbo, and many of them remain separated indefinitely from their family members.”

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 23d

IRAP staff attorney Mevlüde Akay Alp spoke to
Courthouse News about the recent 9th circuit decision on the refugee ban: “Today’s stay order from the Ninth Circuit makes clear that it was illegal for the government to deny vital benefits to refugees who had recently arrived in the United States... "

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 4

“With one stroke of his pen, the president has elected to dismantle it all, causing overwhelming and irreparable harm to refugees stranded abroad, their families who are awaiting reunification, and the states and localities that have planned for their arrival."

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 4

“What is at stake are the lives of thousands of refugees for whom Congress devised a careful plan for their effective resettlement that's been in place for 50 years,” IRAP lawyer Melissa Keaney said in court yesterday: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/immi...

Immigration groups ask appeals panel to reinstate refugee programs

WASHINGTON — Immigration attorneys asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to restore two injunctions against the Trump administration's move to suspend refugee processing and to reinstate funding for...

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 3

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 3

“We recently arrived in the United States after so much fear and uncertainty as refugees, our lives have completely changed. We are finally safe,” said named plaintiff Pacito, who was able to resettle in North Carolina in August as a result of the injunction.

International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 3

“Our argument in front of the court today was clear: this illegal and indefinite suspension continues to cause daily, irreparable harm... Every day that the refugee ban remains in place, families are separated and lives are at risk,” said Linda Evarts, Senior Supervising Attorney at IRAP.

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 3

BREAKING: Lawyers for Stranded Refugees Urge Court to Resume Resettlement as Thousands Remain in Limbo -- read our press release here: refugeerights.org/news-resourc...

Refugees Arrive in United States Under Court Order

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Sep 3

Keep an eye on our channels at 5pm ET/2pm PT for a special livestream event!

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Aug 21

"The government has fought tooth and nail to keep these refugees out of the United States, while selectively welcoming white South Africans. We will continue to fight in court for the right of all refugees to safely resettle." - Rricha deCant, IRAP

via @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

Vast majority of US refugee admissions will go to white South Africans: Report

Trump administration reportedly plans to allocate 30,000 of the expected 40,000 refugee admissions to South Africa's white minority

www.middleeasteye.net

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW: IRAP released an explainer outlining the Trump administration’s attacks on Afghan allies, including:

🚨 stripping them of legal status
🚨 targeting them for deportation
🚨 dismantling systems that support SIVs

Learn more:

Four Years After Fall of Kabul, Trump Administration Has Turned its Back on Afghan Allies | International Refugee Assistance Project

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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚨 The Trump administration is deporting people to countries – even continents – where they have never so much as set foot.

✍️ IRAP’s latest blog unpacks “third country removals” and why they're so dangerous for the human rights of migrants everywhere.

Trump Administration's Third Country Removals Put Migrants in Harm's Way | International Refugee Assistance Project

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