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HIAS Statement on Attorney General Sessions Asylum Ruling
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
The grant will help strengthen the capacity of local faith leaders in communities across America to advocate in support of immigrants and refugees.
HIAS Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration Detention
"Today’s ruling gives the government a green light to lock up immigrants and asylum seekers indefinitely with no right to a hearing while their cases proceed, which can take years."
HIAS Board Member and Former USCIS Director Responds to Agency’s Change in Mission Statement
"In a nation that has become a beacon to the rest of the world precisely because of the accomplishments of immigrants and their descendants, this is a particularly sad turn of history."
HIAS Statement on Fourth Circuit Ruling on Muslim Ban
“The court’s decision today is yet another affirmation that discrimination on the basis of faith has no place in America."
