International Refugee Assistance Project

Mission: The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) organizes law students and lawyers to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mobilizing direct legal aid, litigation, and systemic advocacy, IRAP serves the world’s most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.

Since its founding in 2008, IRAP has helped resettle over 4200 refugees and their families to 18 different countries and has trained over 2000 law students and lawyers in the process. UCLA School of Law is one of IRAP’s 30 student chapters across the United States and Canada.

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May 15, 2025

Hiroshi Motomura talks to KQED about new issues arising in Trump's immigration initiatives

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May 15, 2025

Scott Cummings writes an opinion essay in the New York Times on the impact that Trump has on law firms' pro bono work

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