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Advocating for Fairness, Supporting Families
Families United
We advocate for Iranian immigrants in the U.S. and Canada facing challenges because of their family members' past forced conscription in Iran
Somayeh and Javad married in 2019 in Iran with dreams of furthering their education abroad. Despite Javad's hard work to finance their aspirations, administrative processing has stalled his visa ...
In 2011, I left Iran for America, escaping religious persecution. Despite hopeful beginnings, I've struggled to reunite with my husband for seven years due his forced conscription in IRGC ...
I'm a a Canadian citizen renowned for my Ph.D. research on diabetes treatment using innovative gene-therapy tools. I was selected for a two-year fellowship at Harvard Medical School ...
Two years ago, I immigrated to the US, but my father's visa was denied due to his past forced conscription, leaving my family and me in distress ...
As a 72-year-old mother and a citizen of the United States, I applied for an immigrant visa for my son, who was the legal guardian of my daughter suffering from severe autism ...
Somayeh and Javad married in 2019 in Iran with dreams of furthering their education abroad. Despite Javad's hard work to finance their aspirations, administrative processing has stalled his visa ...
In 2011, I left Iran for America, escaping religious persecution. Despite hopeful beginnings, I've struggled to reunite with my husband for seven years due his forced conscription in IRGC ...
I'm a a Canadian citizen renowned for my Ph.D. research on diabetes treatment using innovative gene-therapy tools. I was selected for a two-year fellowship at Harvard Medical School ...
Two years ago, I immigrated to the US, but my father's visa was denied due to his past forced conscription, leaving my family and me in distress ...
As a 72-year-old mother and a citizen of the United States, I applied for an immigrant visa for my son, who was the legal guardian of my daughter suffering from severe autism ...
Advocacy
We advocate for improved policies in the U.S. and Canada, urging these governments to distinguish between innocent Iranian forced conscripts and the criminal regime of the Islamic Republic
Legal Aid
Families facing this issue are vulnerable to exploitation and misinformation. We vet lawyers and verify promises, offering free assistance.
Mental Health
Family separation in immigration cases causes significant psychological stress. We aim to help by connecting those in need with the institutions providing support services.
What we do
MOVEMENTS MOVE MOUNTAINS
"None of the visa-applicant plaintiffs was granted an exemption, nor were they even offered an explanation."
Antony Blinken
Former Secretary of State
"The people affected by that ban when it comes to IRGC, are the large number of conscripts, not the real bad guys"
About excluding Iranians from June 2022 exemption:
"Reasonable minds can disagree about whether government's interpretation is correct."
Insights from Judicial and Government Figures
Know About us
Empowering Families,
Advocating for Change
WE CALL ON THE U.S. AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH CLEAR, ACTIONABLE GUIDELINES AND EXEMPTION ORDERS THAT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN INNOCENT IRANIAN CONSCRIPTS AND THE CRIMINAL REGIME OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC.
