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Somali Teen Refugees Play to Win
Sep 21, 2018

Teenage Somali refugees play together as a brand new basketball team.
LISTEN: Mark Hetfield Discusses Refugee Cap on All Things Considered
Sep 18, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with HIAS President and CEO Mark J. Hetfield about the Trump administration's newly proposed 30,000 cap on U.S. refugee admissions for the 2019 fiscal year.
Administration Calls for Historic Low Refugee Admissions
Sep 18, 2018

The Trump Administration yesterday announced a proposed refugee resettlement ceiling of 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019.
HS Cares Gives the Gift of Health
Sep 17, 2018

HS Cares helps refugees in need with the gift of health and hygiene kits.
HIAS Joins Christian Groups to ask for 75,000 Refugees
Sep 13, 2018

On September 12th, HIAS representatives and volunteers joined with several major Christian denominations to stand outside the White House and demand the Trump Administration welcome 75,000 refugees in 2019.
WATCH: Melanie Nezer's ELI Talk on Home and its Meaning
Sep 06, 2018

Watch Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Melanie Nezer's ELI Talk called “The Ground Beneath My Children’s Feet: Refugees and the Jewish Story."
WATCH: Witnesses at the Border
Sep 04, 2018

Last month, 27 leaders from 17 national Jewish organizations, led by HIAS and the Anti-Defamation League, traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to get a firsthand look at the crisis affecting families, asylum seekers, and others. This new video follows the group as they bear witness.
A Little Help From a Lawyer Can Mean a Lot: Reflections From the Border
Aug 30, 2018

HIAS sent a legal delegation of volunteers, staff, attorneys, and translators to the Port Isabel Detention Center in Texas.
The Rohingya: One Year Later
Aug 28, 2018

August 25th marked a somber anniversary. A year ago, the military and armed militias in Myanmar began a coordinated campaign targeting the Rohingya in Rakhine State. More than 700,000 fled for their lives to neighboring Bangladesh. A new U,N. report calls for six military officials in Myanmar to be prosecuted on genocide charges.
Jewish Leaders on HIAS-ADL Trip Witness Border Crisis Up Close
Aug 24, 2018

Sometimes you have to see things for yourself and that is just what 27 leaders from 17 national Jewish organizations did on August 21-22 as part of a HIAS-ADL led delegation to view firsthand the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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