Statements & Press Releases

• HIAS Applauds President Biden’s Quick Actions on Immigration

  Jan 20, 2021

  Shortly after taking office this afternoon, President Biden signed an executive order repealing the Trump administration’s travel bans, which barred people from many African and Muslim-majority countries from coming to the U.S. and also sent a sweeping immigration bill to Congress.

• Advocates Sue Trump Admin for Obstructing Immigrants’ Access to Justice

  Jan 12, 2021

  WASHINGTON — Late Monday, five immigrant justice groups filed suit against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — which operates the nation’s immigration courts — for issuing an unlawful rule

• HIAS Welcomes 4th Circuit Ruling Blocking Executive Order Letting States Discriminate Against Refugee Resettlement

  Jan 08, 2021

  SILVER SPRING, Md. —  Today the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of co-plaintiffs HIAS, Church World Service, and

• HIAS Statement on Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

  Jan 07, 2021

  WASHINGTON — In response to yesterday’s insurrection at the Capitol, HIAS released the following statement:

  Yesterday’s insurrection at the United States Capitol was an assault on democracy and an attempt to overturn a fair election process, incited by the actions and words of the president of the United States.

• Statement on Policy Changes That Hurt Asylum System

  Dec 23, 2020

  SILVER SPRING, Md. — In the waning days of the Trump presidency, the administration issued a flurry of rules and policy changes that will further restrict asylum and refugee rights in the United States.

• Statement on Latest Anti-Asylum Regulations

  Dec 11, 2020

  SILVER SPRING, Md. — Today, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule that restricts most aspects of the U.S. asylum system.

• HIAS Congratulates Board Member Alejandro Mayorkas on DHS Nomination

  Nov 23, 2020

  HIAS congratulates Board Member Alejandro Mayorkas on being named by President-Elect Joe Biden to be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Mayorkas would be the first Latino to head the department that implements and manages U.S.

• Statement Congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden

  Nov 07, 2020

  SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, today congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris.

• Statement on Refugee Admissions Cap for 2021

  Oct 28, 2020

  The Trump administration officially set the refugee admissions ceiling for FY2021 to 15,000, after delayed consultations

• Statement on Anniversary of Pittsburgh Shooting

  Oct 27, 2020

  Two years ago today, in an act fueled by anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant hatred, eleven people were murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

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