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HIAS Joins Legal Brief Against Asylum Ban
Sep 06, 2019

HIAS joins an amicus brief to block the Trump administration’s latest asylum ban.
At the Border of Hope and Despair
Sep 06, 2019

HIAS Board Chair Bob Aronson shares his thoughts after recently seeing the situation up close in El Paso, TX, and Juarez, Mexico.
HIAS Ecuador Responds to Border Emergency
Aug 28, 2019

HIAS Ecuador worked around the clock over the past several days to assist Venezuelans who were streaming into the country, crossing the border before they felt it might be too late.
PODCAST: Melanie Nezer on the History of U.S. Immigration Policy
Aug 16, 2019

HIAS' Senior VP of Public Affairs recently sat down with Foreign Policy magazine's First Person podcast. Listen to "Trump, Immigration, and the Fight for America’s Soul."
SLIDESHOW: Jewish Groups Rally to #CloseTheCamps
Aug 13, 2019

Jewish groups across the country marked Tisha b’Av, the traditional Jewish day of mourning, with vigils and protests to demand an end to the mistreatment of immigrants and refugees.
Interview: Naomi Steinberg on Changing U.S. Refugee and Asylum Policy
Aug 13, 2019

HIAS Vice President for Policy and Advocacy Naomi Steinberg shares her perspective on changing US immigration policies amid the current massive global refugee crisis.
WATCH: Melanie Nezer's TED Talk on Why Asylum is a Fundamental Right
Jul 30, 2019

HIAS Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Melanie Nezer shares an urgently needed historical perspective on the crisis at the southern U.S. border.
Update: More Than 1500 Jewish Clergy Sign Petition to Protect Asylum
Jul 23, 2019

More than 1400 Jewish clergy members signed a petition calling on elected officials to protect the legal right to seek asylum in the U.S., and on July 18, a delegation of rabbis, attorneys, and advocates went to Capitol Hill to deliver it to key members of Congress.
WATCH: A Day in the Life of HIAS Border Fellow Luis Gonzalez
Jul 17, 2019

Watch “A Day in the Life of HIAS Border Fellow Luis Gonzalez” to see what making a difference looks like firsthand.
Selling Lemonade to Help "People Who Don't Have Anything"
Jul 15, 2019

After reading a children's book about a family of mice who are forced to leave their home, 4 ½ year old Liv Bridges-Limon, asked if the same thing ever happens to people. Her father Bryan explained that refugees, asylum seekers and homeless people sometimes receive help from others, which gave Liv an idea.

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