International Refugee Assistance Project Inc

DEVELOP AND ENFORCE A SET OF LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS.

LEGAL SERVICES AFGHANISTAN RESPONSE IN APRIL 2021, WHEN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED ITS TIMELINE FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN, IRAP IMMEDIATELY ADVOCATED FOR A PROMPT, ORGANIZED EVACUATION, AND RAMPED UP OUR LEGAL SERVICES AND SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY FOR U.S.-AFFILIATED AFGHANS SEEKING SAFETY. WHEN LAST-MINUTE, CHAOTIC EVACUATION EFFORTS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2021, WE LAUNCHED A WEEKS-LONG, 24/7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HELP THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE NUMBER OF AFGHANS ACCESS URGENT PATHWAYS TO SAFETY AND HOLD THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS PROMISES TO ITS ALLIES. - WORKING 24/7, THE TEAM CURATED ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR OUR LEGAL RESOURCES WEBSITE THAT RECEIVED OVER 60,000 UNIQUE VISITORS IN AUGUST; RESPONDED TO URGENT EMAIL REQUESTS DAILY; AND ADVISED COUNTLESS LAWYERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO DEPLOYED A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN URGING THE UNITED STATES TO CONTINUE EVACUATION EFFORTS TO THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT THAT RESULTED IN 164 MEDIA HITS IN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS, INCREASING THE FOOTPRINT OF OUR ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY TO PRESSURE THE ADMINISTRATION TO EVACUATE AS MANY AT-RISK AFGHANS AS POSSIBLE. - OUR TEAMS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE CRITICAL LEGAL AID TO OUR 574 CURRENT CLIENTS IN AFGHANISTAN SEEKING SANCTUARY. WHEN EVACUATIONS OFFICIALLY ENDED ON AUGUST 31, 139 IRAP CLIENTS HAD MADE IT OUT SAFELY. WE CONTINUE WORKING CLOSELY WITH CLIENTS WHO REMAIN IN AFGHANISTAN OR ARE WAITING IN THIRD COUNTRIES TO APPRISE THEM OF THEIR OPTIONS AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES. - OUR SYSTEMIC IMPACT TEAMS ALSO WORKED ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TO ENSURE THAT THE UNITED STATES DID NOT ABANDON ITS AFGHAN ALLIES. IN JULY 2021, CONGRESS PASSED AN EMERGENCY BILL MAKING 8,000 ADDITIONAL SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS (SIV) AVAILABLE, PROVIDING A PATHWAY TO SAFETY FOR AN ESTIMATED 32,000 AFGHAN ALLIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, DUE IN LARGE PART TO IRAP'S ADVOCACY. THE BILL EXPEDITES THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA (SIV) PROCESS AND EXPANDS PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF SLAIN APPLICANTS, AMONG OTHER PROCEDURAL CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY IRAP. IN AUGUST 2021, OUR ADVOCACY LED THE ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A PRIORITY-2 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CATEGORY FOR CERTAIN AT-RISK AFGHANS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SIV PROGRAM, SUCH AS U.S.-AFFILIATED JOURNALISTS AND NONPROFIT WORKERS, ALLOWING THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CATEGORY ACCESS TO U.S. RESETTLEMENT. - OUR LITIGATION TEAM ALSO FILED GROUNDBREAKING EMERGENCY PETITIONS FOR PROTECTION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF ALL AFGHAN APPLICANTS IN THE SIV PROGRAM, DEMANDING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FULFILL ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT OUR ALLIES BY EVACUATING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAD BEEN FORMALLY PETITIONED TO EXERCISE ITS STATUTORY DUTY UNDER THE AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT, WHICH REQUIRES IT TO PROTECT SIV APPLICANTS WHEN THEY ARE IN "IMMINENT DANGER."IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, IRAP HAS CONTINUED TO ADVISE OUR CLIENTS REMOTELY, PROCESS THEIR CASES, AND ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, MONITORING WHICH PATHWAYS TO SAFETY ARE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH TIMELY INFORMATION AND LEGAL COUNSELING, AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO VITAL WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR CORE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WHILE PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.LEGAL ASSISTANCE IRAP LEVERAGED ITS GLOBAL VIRTUAL LAW FIRM TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 3,626 INDIVIDUALS FROM 47 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 18% OF OUR CLIENTS WERE CHILDREN AT RISK OR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, 40% WERE U.S.-AFFILIATED IRAQIS OR AFGHANS 20% WERE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE, 20% WERE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE OR TORTURE, AND 25% WERE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL-AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OR PERSECUTED LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS. IRAP ALSO PROVIDES CULTURALLY- AND LINGUISTICALLY-ACCESSIBLE LEGAL INFORMATION TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO ASSESS THEIR OWN OPTIONS AND IN SOME CASES, TO FILE THEIR OWN LEGAL CLAIMS. THIS YEAR, PRIOR TO OUR EMERGENCY AFGHANISTAN RESPONSE, 6,862 PEOPLE USED THE IRAP CHATBOT TO RECEIVE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN LEGAL PATHWAYS, AND 33,578 PEOPLE ACCESSED THE LEGAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN FIVE LANGUAGES ON OUR SELF-HELP WEBSITE. (WE SAW DRAMATIC UPTICKS IN USAGE OF LEGAL INFORMATION RESOURCES DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, DUE TO THE AFGHANISTAN CRISIS.) IRAP'S TEAMS IN AMMAN, JORDAN AND BEIRUT, LEBANON CONTINUE TO CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH TO NGOS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES ON THE GROUND TO IDENTIFY AND REFER AT-RISK DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NEED OF LEGAL AID. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR EXTENSIVE REFERRAL NETWORKS OF LOCAL PARTNERS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ASSIST NUMEROUS CLIENTS IN HIGHLY TENUOUS SITUATIONS. IN AN IMPORTANT EXPANSION OF OUR U.S. LEGAL SERVICES, WE HAVE EMBARKED ON A NEW INITIATIVE TO REACH AND ASSIST MIGRANT POPULATIONS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNSERVED AT THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER, WORKING WITH FRONTLINE PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR REFORMS THAT PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE U.S. ASYLUM SYSTEM AND TO ENACT NEW PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS WHILE PROVIDING DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES. WE LAUNCHED A PILOT PROJECT WITH CATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK (CLINIC) IN NOVEMBER 2020 TO DELIVER CRITICAL LEGAL AID TO HIGHLY-VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SEEKING ASYLUM AT THE CIUDAD JUREZ/EL PASO PORT OF ENTRY.GLOBAL FAMILY REUNIFICATION FAMILY REUNIFICATION IS A VALUABLE YET UNDERUTILIZED ROUTE TO SAFETY FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES. ALTHOUGH FAMILY REUNIFICATION IS A CORE COMPONENT OF MANY COUNTRIES' IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING IN THE UNITED STATES, IT REMAINS UNJUSTLY INACCESSIBLE TO MOST REFUGEES DUE TO EXCESSIVE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND UNREACHABLE STANDARDS OF FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY. IRAP COLLABORATES WITH GOVERNMENTS IN DESTINATION COUNTRIES AND NGO PARTNERS TO HELP DISPLACED PEOPLE ACCESS AND NAVIGATE FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS AND OTHER AVAILABLE PATHWAYS TO SAFETY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO DEFINE THIS DEVELOPING FIELD OF REFUGEE LEGAL AID THROUGH THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS: - WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE RESTART AND EXPANSION OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN MINORS (CAM) PAROLE PROGRAM, A LIFESAVING PROGRAM THAT ENABLES CHILDREN LIVING IN DANGER IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND EL SALVADOR TO REUNITE DIRECTLY WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES, BYPASSING THE PERILOUS AND UNCERTAIN OVERLAND JOURNEY. WE ARE NOW PREPARING TO ASSIST WITH THIS NEW PHASE OF CAM, WHILE ALSO CONTINUING OUR CAMPAIGN TO REACH FAMILIES FORMERLY IN THE CAM PIPELINE WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR 2019 COURT VICTORY OVERTURNING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ABRUPT TERMINATION OF THE PROGRAM. DESPITE DELAYS DUE TO COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS, 1,455 BENEFICIARIES OF OUR CAM LAWSUIT HAVE ALREADY TRAVELED TO THE UNITED STATES OR HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR TRAVEL ONCE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. - IN GREECE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EQUAL RIGHTS BEYOND BORDERS, WE HAVE PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE ON MORE THAN 790 REFUGEE FAMILY REUNIFICATION CASES AND HAVE FILED OVER 110 COURT CHALLENGES TO UNLAWFULLY-REJECTED FAMILY REUNIFICATION CLAIMS, WITH A LITIGATION SUCCESS RATE OF 79%. - IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, WE GREW OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) AND REFUGEPOINT TO PROVIDE LEGAL AID TO UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN SEEKING TO JOIN FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND ELSEWHERE. TO DATE, WE HAVE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS PROJECT TO 360 FAMILY MEMBERS, MAINLY CHILDREN, TO ACCESS A SAFE, LEGAL ROUTE TO REJOIN LOVED ONES. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL WITH UNHCR AND A GROWING NETWORK OF PARTNERS TO EXPAND AND STREAMLINE REFUGEES' ACCESS TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS.

LITIGATION IN FY21, OUR LITIGATION TEAM ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN CASES THAT PROTECT AND EXPAND THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. - ASSERTING ASYLUM SEEKERS' RIGHT TO WORK: IN JULY 2020, IRAP FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT TOGETHER WITH THE ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT (ASAP) AND GIBSON DUNN LLP TO DEFEND ASYLUM SEEKERS' RIGHT TO WORK IN THE U.S. WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO WORK LEGALLY WHILE THEIR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS ARE PENDING, ASYLUM SEEKERS WOULD BE HINDERED FROM SECURING FOOD, SHELTER, AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, WE SECURED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION THAT STOPS THE GOVERNMENT FROM APPLYING THE NEW RULES RESTRICTING WORK AUTHORIZATION TO ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ASAP AND CASA DE MARYLAND. MORE BROADLY, THIS CASE STANDS TO BENEFIT A MINIMUM OF 150,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. - BLOCKING ATTEMPTS TO DEPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS: IN OCTOBER 2020, WE WON A SIGNIFICANT VICTORY IN OUR CASE CHALLENGING THE RULE CHANGES IN THE CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS. THESE PROCEDURAL CHANGES WERE DESIGNED TO BLOCK ENTRY AND DEPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ARRIVING AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER, BY MAKING IT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ESTABLISH THAT THEY HAVE A "CREDIBLE FEAR" OF BEING PERSECUTED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES (WHICH ENTITLES THEM, BY LAW, TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM). THE COURT VOIDED THE GOVERNMENT'S PROCEDURAL CHANGES, RULING THEM AS UNLAWFUL. WE ARE NOW MONITORING TO ENSURE THE GOVERNMENT COMPLIES WITH THE COURT ORDER. APPROXIMATELY 91,000 PEOPLE STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THIS CASE ANNUALLY. - CHALLENGING DELAYS IN FAMILY REUNIFICATION: IN OCTOBER 2020, IRAP FILED A CASE IN FEDERAL COURT TO CHALLENGE EGREGIOUS DELAYS IN THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROCESS FOR REFUGEES KNOWN AS FOLLOW-TO-JOIN (FTJ). THE TWO PLAINTIFFS IN THIS CASE, REFUGEES WHO FLED VIOLENCE IN DARFUR, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MANY YEARS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCESS THEIR PETITIONS FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO JOIN THEM. THIS CASE HIGHLIGHTS THE DIFFICULTIES REFUGEES OFTEN FACE IN ACCESSING THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH THE RIGHT TO FAMILY REUNION THROUGH THE FOLLOW-TO-JOIN PROCESS IS ENSHRINED IN LAW. WE ARE GRATIFIED TO REPORT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FILE A NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF THIS CASE AFTER BOTH THE PLAINTIFFS WERE SUCCESSFULLY REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. TO HELP OTHER FAMILIES IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, IRAP WILL CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE THE SYSTEMIC DELAYS IN THE FTJ PROCESS. - DEFENDING THE U.S. RESETTLEMENT SYSTEM: IN JANUARY 2021, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHELD OUR VICTORY IN A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO A TRUMP-ERA EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE POWER TO VETO REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS. ALONGSIDE CO-COUNSEL SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP, WE DEFENDED THE INTEGRITY OF THE U.S. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHED STRONG PRECEDENT AGAINST ANY FUTURE ATTEMPTS BY STATES OR LOCALITIES TO OBSTRUCT RESETTLEMENT. THROUGH OUR SUCCESSFUL LITIGATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY, WE HELPED GALVANIZE LOCAL COMMITMENT TO REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, WHICH ENCOURAGED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO REVOKE THE ORIGINAL EXECUTIVE ORDER IN FEBRUARY 2021.

POLICY IN FY21, IRAP CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR HUMANE, TRANSPARENT, AND WELCOMING POLICIES. RECENT CAMPAIGNS HAVE YIELDED IMPORTANT GAINS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS: - IN DECEMBER 2020, OUR POLICY TEAM'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN CONGRESS HELPED SECURE 4,000 MORE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS (SIVS), BENEFITTING AN ESTIMATED 16,000 AFGHAN ALLIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN JULY, AS NOTED ABOVE, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A NEW BILL THAT OPENED NEW SLOTS AND EXPANDED THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THIS LIFESAVING PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENTS THAT IN TOTAL COULD BENEFIT 42,000 AFGHANS. - IN MAY 2021, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED A PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION THAT RAISED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES THIS FISCAL YEAR TO 62,500, UP FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HISTORICALLY-LOW CAP OF 15,000. IN SEPTEMBER 2021, THE PRESIDENT COMMITTED TO A MAXIMUM OF 125,000 REFUGEE ADMISSIONS IN FY22. IRAP WAS INSTRUMENTAL BOTH IN SECURING THESE LARGE NUMBERS AND IN DESIGNING AND ADVOCATING FOR MANY OF THE NEW PATHWAYS THAT THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS WILL OPEN UP. IRAP IS ALSO PLAYING A KEY ADVISORY ROLE IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP MODEL FOR THE UNITED STATES, AND HELPING TO BUILD A COALITION AMONGST REFUGEE ADVOCACY AND RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AROUND THIS ISSUE. IN OCTOBER 2021, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A PILOT COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROJECT TO ASSIST NEWLY-ARRIVED AFGHANS WITH RESETTLEMENT, A MAJOR STEP THAT BRINGS US CLOSER TO IRAP'S ADVOCACY PRIORITY TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP COULD SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND BOLSTER SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR RESETTLED REFUGEES THROUGH THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT LEVERAGES BURGEONING INTEREST FROM THE U.S. PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES TO WELCOME AND SUPPORT REFUGEES. OVER THE PAST YEAR, IRAP HAS EXPANDED TO WORK FOR PRO-REFUGEE POLICIES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, INCLUDING PARTNERING WITH THE REFUGEE ADVOCACY LAB AND WE ARE ALL AMERICANS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL LEGAL GUIDANCE IN SUPPORT OF STATE-LEVEL CAMPAIGNS.

COMMUNICATIONS IRAP CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF DISPLACED PEOPLE THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND IN THE DIGITAL SPHERE. WE INVOLVE OUR CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENTS IN OUR MEDIA AND ADVOCACY WORK TO ENSURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD. IN ADDITION TO MEDIA PLACEMENT, WE UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM, OUR WEBSITE, AND MASS EMAIL CAMPAIGNS TO COMMUNICATE TO SUPPORTERS. IN FY21, IRAP RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE REGARDING OUR WORK TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND PATHWAYS TO SAFETY FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE. THIS INCLUDES: - DURING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE U.S. MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN IN AUGUST 2021, IRAP STAFF AND CLIENTS WERE QUOTED AND FEATURED IN 164 REPORTS BY OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, ABC NEWS, NPR, REUTERS, THE NEW YORKER, POLITICO, THE ATLANTIC, STARS AND STRIPES, FORBES, C-SPAN, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND AL JAZEERA. - IRAP'S CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT PROJECT STRATEGIST, AMA FRANCIS, WAS QUOTED IN A BLOOMBERG LAW ARTICLE ANALYZING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING FORCED MIGRATION DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. - IRAP'S POLICY DIRECTOR, SUNIL VARGHESE, WAS QUOTED IN A BUSINESS INSIDER ARTICLE RESPONDING TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WOULD FORMALLY RAISE THE 2021 REFUGEE CAP TO 62,500 AFTER PREVIOUSLY SAYING THAT IT MAINTAIN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HISTORICALLY LOW CAP OF 15,000, AN INCREASE THAT IRAP FIERCELY ADVOCATED FOR. - IRAP'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BECCA HELLER, WAS QUOTED IN A NEW YORKER ARTICLE EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF MIGRANTS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD IMPACTED BY THE IMMIGRATION POLICIES OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, INCLUDING AN IRAP CLIENT AWAITING RESETTLEMENT AFTER FACING THREATS ON HIS LIFE FOR HIS WORK AS AN INTERPRETER FOR AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES IN IRAQ.