International Refugee Assistance Project

{{Short description|US non-profit organization}}

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) works to organize law students and lawyers to develop and enforce legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons.{{cite web|url=https://refugeerights.org/our-work/mission-values/|title=Mission & Values|publisher=International Refugee Assistance Project|accessdate=May 25, 2017}} It was originally a project of the Urban Justice Center in New York City, founded and directed by Becca Heller.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-intensely-neurotic-jew-saving-the-worlds-refugees/ |title=Meet the 'intensely neurotic' Jew saving the world's refugees |first=Andrew |last=Silow-Caroll |work=Times of Israel |date=April 6, 2016}} On December 23, 2018, IRAP became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.{{cite report|url=https://refugeerights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IRAP-Report-2019-MECH.pdf|title=2019 Report to Supporters|publisher=International Refugee Assistance Project|page=29}}

IRAP has offices in New York City, Jordan, and Lebanon.{{cite web|url=https://refugeerights.org/our-work/team/|title=Our Team|publisher=International Refugee Assistance Project|accessdate=May 25, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924111632/https://refugeerights.org/our-work/team/|url-status=dead}} IRAP is a plaintiff in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump and co-counsel in Darweesh v. Trump.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 28, 2017|title=Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees Amid Chaos and Outcry Worldwide|first1=Michael D.|last1=Shear|first2=Nicholas|last2=Kulish|first3=Alan|last3=Feuer}}