Participants came together to deepen their skills and to identify areas for cooperation in advocating for refugees on the local, state and federal levels.
In April, HIAS celebrated the invaluable contributions of our volunteer network at in-person appreciation events in Silver Spring, Maryland and New York City.
For hundreds of thousands of individuals like Elizabeth, the opportunity to assert the right to protection in our legal system is incredibly real—and worth defending.
“This may be the first official document of great value many of you will have received in your new country,” she said, “but this is just your first step.”
