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HIAS Responds to Emergency in Huaquillas
Feb 23, 2021

HIAS Ecuador is responding to an emergency at the country's southern border with Peru.
Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani: Supporting Refugees is a Core Jewish Value
Feb 21, 2021

Former HIAS client Mandana Dayani and her good friend, actress and activist Debra Messing, joined HIAS and Holocaust Museum LA for the series "Welcome to Paradise: Refugees at Home in LA."
Asylum Seekers Lead the Charge for Rights in Israel
Feb 17, 2021

For asylum seekers in Israel, the mass unemployment, food insecurity, and lack of access to health care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic highlights their decade-long struggle for refugee status and basic rights.
HIAS' Community Engagement Sends Strong Message
Feb 16, 2021

HIAS’ community engagement team knows the start of a new presidency doesn't mean refugee advocates can take a break.
Faith-Based Groups Play Critical Role Helping Refugees
Feb 11, 2021

Faith-based organizations have been critical in helping integrate refugees into host communities, said leaders of religious groups at a Feb. 9 event organized by HIAS Europe.
Crisis in CAR Displaces 200,000
Feb 04, 2021
Refugee Advocates Will Press Biden, Congress For Major Changes
Jan 29, 2021

“We cannot be complacent just because Joe Biden is in the White House,” said Naomi Steinberg, HIAS’ vice president of policy and advocacy.
Family Separation, Three Years On
Jan 29, 2021

Jacob Soboroff, NBC News and MSNBC correspondent and bestselling author, and Sue Kenney-Pfalzer, HIAS’ director for the Border and Asylum Network, discussed the current state of the family separation crisis, the impact it has had, and how organizations like HIAS are using our national legal and asylum networks to fight back.
HIAS Report Maps Process for Ending MPP, the “Humanitarian Disaster”
Jan 27, 2021

A new HIAS report, “Roadmap to Recovery: A Path Forward after the Remain in Mexico Program” offers comprehensive recommendations on how to end and dismantle MPP. The executive summary of the report was recently shared with the Biden transition team.
Resettlement Agencies Across the U.S. Are Ready to Rebuild
Jan 26, 2021

As the Trump administration shrank refugee admissions to a trickle, many refugee resettlement organizations shrank as well. Now those groups must repair their ability to welcome new arrivals.

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