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Statements & Press Releases
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HIAS Congratulates Board Member Alejandro Mayorkas on DHS Nomination
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.
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Statement Congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden
SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, today congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris.
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Statement on Refugee Admissions Cap for 2021
The Trump administration officially set the refugee admissions ceiling for FY2021 to 15,000, after delayed consultations
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Statement on Anniversary of Pittsburgh Shooting
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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Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rules on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
The U.S. Department of Justice proposed a rule that would rewrite many aspects of long-established immigration court practice concerning asylum adjudication.
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HIAS Responds to Reports of State Department Attacks on Human Rights Organizations
WASHINGTON - Yesterday it was reported that the State Department is considering a proposal to declare human rights groups Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam International anti-Semitic and not deserving of support or funding by the U.S. and other governments.
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Statement on Proposed FY2021 Refugee Admissions of 15,000
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Last night the Trump administration announced it intends to lower the refugee admissions ceiling for FY2021 to 15,000. Last year, the president set the number at 18,000, which was then the lowest number in the history of the U.S.
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HIAS' Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rules on Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings
The U.S. Department of Justice proposed a rule on Aug. 26 that would strip important due process rights from noncitizens before the immigration court and Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA.
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HIAS Mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“As we mourn the passing of Justice Ginsburg we celebrate her life and contributions,” said Melanie Nezer, HIAS Senior Vice President for Public Affairs. “The daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, Justice Ginsburg said her story was a ‘testament to our nation’s promise.’ When speaking to newly naturalized U.S.
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HIAS Applauds House of Representatives For Passing NO BAN Act
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Trump Administration has, at different times and through different means, banned Muslims, refugees, and asylum seekers from entering the United States over the past three years.
