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270 Elected Officials Urge President to Admit At Least 30,000 More Refugees Than FY2018
270 local and state elected officials expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a bipartisan letter sent to President Trump on Tuesday. Organized by HIAS and supported by partner refugee advocacy organizations, the letter urges the President to resettle at least 75,000 refugees in FY2019.
HIAS Statement on Extension of TPS for Somalia
SILVER SPRING, Md. – On July 19, the Trump Administration extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of Somalis living and working in the United States.
HIAS Statement on New Asylum Guidance
SILVER SPRING, Md.—New guidance from the Department of Homeland Security will make it harder for people to assert their right to asylum.
HIAS Statement on Extension of TPS for Yemen
SILVER SPRING, Md.—On July 5, the Trump Administration announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the 1,200 Yemeni currently living in the United States.
HIAS Statement on Muslim Ban Supreme Court Ruling
"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
"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
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
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."
