Statements & Press Releases

• HIAS Statement on Muslim Ban Supreme Court Ruling

  Jun 26, 2018

  "HIAS and the American Jewish community have seen such discrimination trap members of our own community, and we will not stand by silently as it happens to others."

• HIAS Statement on Executive Order Establishing Indefinite Family Detention

  Jun 20, 2018

  "Transitioning from the cruel and inhumane policy of family separation to the cruel and inhumane policy of indefinite family detention cannot be the solution here."

• HIAS Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development

  Jun 18, 2018

  HIAS is the winner of a Grand Challenges Explorations grant, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Rebecca Dempster, HIAS’ Director for Mental Health and Psychosocial Services will lead the HIAS team in Kenya to pursue an innovative global health and development research project.

• HIAS Statement on Attorney General Sessions Asylum Ruling

  Jun 11, 2018

  Today’s ruling rolls back safeguards for victims of domestic violence who have no recourse with the governments in their home countries, and sends a message that these women no longer deserve protection.

• HIAS Statement on End of TPS for Honduran Nationals

  May 04, 2018

  "Putting more strain on Honduras through the return of nearly 60,000 people will place thousands of people in unnecessary danger.”

• HIAS Decries End of TPS for Nepali Nationals

  Apr 26, 2018

  "The decision is short-sighted and creates needless hardship for thousands of people and a country still struggling to recover from disaster."

• HIAS Statement on Muslim Ban Supreme Court Hearing

  Apr 25, 2018

  "We are hopeful that these bans, in all their forms, will be relegated to the footnotes of history."

• HIAS Urges Trump Administration to Preserve Due Process in Immigration Courts

  Apr 12, 2018

  "The stripping away of protections for immigrants and asylum seekers unfolding in the U.S. immigration system threatens our most fundamental American values of freedom and due process."

• HIAS Lauds Israel’s Decision to Cancel Deportation for Asylum Seekers

  Apr 02, 2018

  "We look forward to working with Israel and resettlement countries to ensure that those refugees who remain in Israel, as well as those who are resettled, can start new lives in safety and in freedom."

• The Genesis Prize Foundation Awards HIAS $100,000 Challenge Grant to Advance Refugee Protection

  Mar 13, 2018

  The grant will help strengthen the capacity of local faith leaders in communities across America to advocate in support of immigrants and refugees.

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