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Family Reunification with the IRC in Atlanta
The IRC in Atlanta is available to help advise which U.S. family reunification program clients are eligible for and assist in filing applications at no cost to the client.
- Announcement
- February 27, 2024
National Family Reunification Network Conference
In 2015, the IRC in NY began a new program to serve unaccompanied minors as part of a partnership with Heartland Alliance. Unaccompanied minors are undocumented children who have entered the United States without a parent or legal guardian and then enter the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
Family reunited after decades
After years of trying, Juan worked with the IRC's family reunification program to apply for his children to join him in the United States.
- Announcement
- July 25, 2023
Lautenberg Program Reauthorized for 2024
We are thrilled to share the Lautenberg family reunification program has been renewed by Congress for 2024, and we are now accepting new applications!
- Announcement
- May 31, 2024
Central American Minors (CAM) program: now accepting applications
The Central American Minors (CAM) Program has recently reopened and the IRC in Los Angeles is here to help! Contact us to file an application and begin the family reunification process today.
- Announcement
- January 30, 2024
“I want this to be a surprise for her.”
Paind Khan has big plans for his biryani—the savory mixed rice dish is going to be the first meal he'll cook for his wife when they're reunited. When that will be, he's not sure. He has not seen his family in 7 months, they're living in Germany and he's in Greece—he cannot join them unless his family reunification case has been accepted. Read Panid's story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
TAKE ACTION: STAND WITH THE BANNED
Call your members of congress today. The United States' refugee family reunification program is shut down, separating families like Ali's. As we mark the one year anniversary of the first refugee ban, ask your Member of Congress to fight for refugees.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Escaping Syria
The International Rescue Committee's documentary film, "Escaping Syria" won a Social Good Award for Best Episode with a Social Good Theme. The IRC's "My life has been transformed" video, featuring actor Patrick Stewart, also received an honorable mention for Best Spot (Over 30 seconds). The three-year civil war in Syria has claimed the lives of more than 190,000 people.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
David Miliband: 5 lessons that should be learned at the U.S.-Mexico border
President Trump’s recent Executive Order did not solve the family separation crisis. IRC humanitarian programs in some of the poorest places in the world tell us five things children and families need to survive and thrive that should be in place at the southern border.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
IRC’s immigration services support family integration in Utah
Over the past year, the IRC in Salt Lake City has completed 100 citizenship applications and has supported 46 individuals to become new U.S. citizens. Learn about how the immigration team has impacted this support!
- Announcement
- September 29, 2022