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HIAS Responds to Ending of Central American Refugee Program
"With the decision to terminate the CAM program, the administration is continuing to strip away protections for immigrants and refugees, including children.”
HIAS Denounces Termination of TPS for Nicaragua, Six Month Extension for Honduras
"Congress must pass bipartisan legislation to permanently protect the hundreds of thousands of TPS holders living in the United States.”
HIAS Outraged by Reports of Temporary Protected Status Termination
"We, as a country, are so much better than this."
New Refugee Vetting Procedures Could Decimate Refugee Resettlement Program
"Slamming the door on refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers is not a sign of strength.”
HIAS Welcomes Court Ruling Blocking Third Travel Ban
"Banning people on the basis of their country of birth or nationality is not acceptable for America.”
HIAS Decries Trump Administration’s Immigration Principles
SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Sunday, October 8, the Trump administration distributed a list of immigration principles and policies tha
HIAS Responds to Reports of “Assimilation Test” for Refugees
“The notion that future refugee admissions may be subject to an ‘assimilation test’ is dangerous, murky, and misguided."
HIAS Calls Trump Administration’s Refugee Ceiling Shameful
By setting the refugee number this low, this administration is betraying the commitments we made after World War II to ensure that the world never again turns its back on innocent people seeking safety.
HIAS Responds to Trump Administration’s New Travel Ban Restrictions
"These restrictions reflect the arbitrary and discriminatory approach this administration has taken toward immigration policy from day one."
HIAS Rejects President Trump’s Refugee Falsehoods at United Nations
“As the American Jewish community prepares to enter our holiest days, HIAS and our supporters across the country hope that this administration can find the time to reflect deeply on the costs of ending American leadership on refugees.”
