IRAP — From February 16 to 18, 71 students from 21 IRAP law school chapters came together to advocate for the rights and protections of refugees and displaced people on The (virtual) Hill.  This year, IRAP members focused mainly on three issues in their meetings. The first concerned theintroduction and passage of an Afghan Adjustment Act. Following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Afghans were evacuated to the U.S. and granted entry via humanitarian parole. While humanitarian parole has allowed many Afghans to escape the treacherous situation in Afghanistan, it does not guarantee them long-term security in the United States because humanitarian parole does not create an avenue for a more permanent status. As a result, Afghan parolees will have to apply for either asylum or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status. However, both programs are severely backlogged. The SIV process currently has over 40,000 cases in the backlog, and the asylum process currently has over 400,000. By passing an Afghan Adjustment Act, Congress would allow certain Afghan evacuees to apply for permanent status after one year and avoid losing their jobs or being deported while their applications for these statuses are pending.