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IALDF
IRANIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
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| Annual Impact Report |
Sept 2025 – Sept 2026 |
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One year of standing up
for Iranian Americans.
Our First Year Impact Report is here.
One year ago, IALDF was an idea and a promise. Today, it is the first and only national legal defense fund dedicated to Iranian Americans.
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A note from our Interim Executive Director
Dear Community,
This was a year of firsts: our first federal lawsuits, our first Know Your Rights programming, and the launch of America's Missed Opportunity. The real measure of this year is the people. Every detainee we sat with, every family we guided through uncertainty, every student whose story we carried to the American people: they are why IALDF exists.
IALDF will continue to stand with our community and fight to ensure equal access to opportunity for all Iranian Americans.
Ali Rahnama
Interim Executive Director
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What's inside
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I.
Litigation
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Our FOIA lawsuit against State, CBP, and ICE, where the Court has ordered records produced starting September 30, 2026, and
IALDF v. Rubio
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II.
Detention work
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Detention visits across the country, 200+ requests for help answered, and habeas petitions in many states that led to the release of many detainees. |
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III.
Advocacy
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How our research informed twelve Senators' call to halt deportation flights, helped shape the Iranian Temporary Immigration Relief Act (H.R. 8740), and restored students' access to the LSAT. |
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IV.
Research
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First findings from America's Missed Opportunity and the Adjudication Pause Impact Survey. |
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V.
Looking ahead
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A new chapter under Yasmine Chubin, our first permanent Executive Director, as we keep connecting with our community and fighting for the rights of Iranian Americans. |
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I want you to know you are literally my hope, and you were the best listener on days when no one was there to hear my voice.
From a letter written inside an ICE detention facility, shared with the author's consent.
Her name is withheld for the safety of her family in Iran.
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Year one proved what this community can build. Year two starts with you.
Every dollar you give funds the lawsuits that hold the government accountable, the attorney networks that represent detained community members, the research that reframes the narrative, and the programs that ensure Iranian Americans know their rights.
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