Explainer on Termination of Parole
This explainer is for those who received a notification that their parole will be terminated and that they should leave the U.S. If this applies to you, seek legal advice.
June 10, 2025
Daniel P. Sullivan
director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
Dan Sullivan is the director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East at Refugees International. Dan focuses on Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, and other areas affected by mass displacement. Prior to joining Refugees International, Dan worked for five years with United to End Genocide (formerly Save Darfur), first as a senior policy analyst then as director of policy and government relations, leading strategic planning, report writing, and development of policy recommendations on Myanmar, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.
He has more than 15 years of human rights and foreign policy experience having worked for the Brookings Institution, Human Rights First, and the Albright Stonebridge Group, where he assisted former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in her role as co-chair of the Genocide Prevention Task Force. Dan has been a featured speaker at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the London School of Economics and has provided expert testimony before the U.S. Congress. He has been featured on several media outlets including MSNBC, CBS News, NPR, Al Jazeera, and Voice of America TV. His work has been published in the Journal of Modern African Studies, the Journal of Peace Research, The Nation, U.S. News and World Report, and USA Today. Dan has a Master’s degree in International Conflict Management from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Harvard University.
Publications by the Author
A Closing Window: How Aid Cuts are Undermining Rohingya Possibilities
These cuts are fundamentally jeopardizing the already precarious existence of a community that has endured unimaginable suffering.
May 22, 2025
Policy Statement on Sudan | Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action
Sudan is already the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis. Urgent action is needed to stop the atrocities and to reverse the effects of growing famine.
May 22, 2025
India Must Halt the Forced Deportation of Rohingya Genocide Survivors
The government of India must immediately end the detention and forced deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
May 9, 2025
Lifesaving Aid Urgently Needed as Thousands Flee Darfur
Thousands of civilians are fleeing RSF violence and arriving at the Chad-Sudan border.
May 3, 2025
Restoration of Vital Food Rations Avoids Nightmare Scenario but Aid Cuts Still Threaten Rohingya
Failure to renew more than minimal aid will lead to increased hunger, disease, and avoidable deaths.
March 27, 2025
Amid U.S. Aid Cuts, WFP Cuts Food Rations for Rohingya Refugees by Half
The newly announced World Food Program cuts to Rohingya refugees will devastate the lives of millions living in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
March 5, 2025
No Model of Refuge: Sudanese Refugees in Egypt
Egypt's new Asylum Law promises better protections for its Sudanese refugees — but their realities on the ground are far more precarious.
February 21, 2025
Refugees International Alarmed by Attack on Largest Displacement Camp in Darfur
The U.S. and other influential countries must condemn the attack on Zamzam and press backers of the RSF and SAF to stop fueling the fighting.
February 13, 2025
A Lifetime in Detention: Rohingya Refugees in India
Rohingya refugees in India face severe human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and deportation. Here's what must be done.
December 16, 2024
A Window Into Sudan’s Neglected Crisis
This Op-Ed was originally published in Newsweek, on September 10, 2024 Sudan’s crisis is spiraling. Hunger has given way to famine. The capital, Khartoum, has been destroyed. Ethnically targeted killings in...
September 10, 2024