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HIAS Statement on Possible Executive Action Restricting Asylum
Individuals who arrive in the U.S. with a credible fear of persecution if returned home must have their claims heard. HIAS calls on the Administration to respect the rule of law, and ensure a fair and humane process for all asylum seekers who arrive at our borders and seek protection.
HIAS Statement on Central American Caravan
SILVER SPRING, Md.--Under longstanding U.S. and international law, individuals fleeing persecution have the right to seek asylum.
HIAS' Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Green Card Eligibility
On Oct. 10, the Trump administration published proposed new rules that would punish immigrants who legally access health, housing, or nutrition programs.
HIAS Statement on TPS Ruling
SILVER SPRING, Md.--Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who could have faced deportation got a reprieve yesterday. U.S.
HIAS Statement on Refugee Ceiling
SILVER SPRING, Md.--The Trump Administration today officially announced the refugee resettlement ceiling of 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019.
HIAS Statement on Tent City for Immigrant Children
SILVER SPRING, Md.--HIAS condemns the Trump Administration’s decision to transport thousands of immigrant children to a tent camp in the Texan desert.
HIAS Statement on Refugee Ceiling Consultations
SILVER SPRING, Md.--The Trump Administration failed to comply with the law that requires that it consult with Congress on the refugee admissions ceiling prior to the beginning of each new fiscal year.
HIAS Statement on Proposed Changes to Green Card Eligibility
Silver Spring, Md.--This week the Trump administration proposed new rules that would punish immigrants who legally access health, housing, or nutrition programs.
HIAS Calls Trump Administration’s Proposed Refugee Ceiling Shameful
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, HIAS strongly condemned the Trump Administration’s announcement of a proposed refugee resettlement ceiling of 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019, the lowest number ever set by any president since the Refugee Act became law in 1980.
HIAS Joins 18 Other NGOs to Protest "Shameful" Conditions at Moria
Athens -- Over 17,000 people remain crammed in Greek island reception centers with a total capacity for only 6,000, living in desperate conditions which do not meet humanitarian standards.
