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HIAS Calls for Protection of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel
“A line has been crossed,” said Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees.
HIAS Denounces End of TPS for 200,000 Salvadorans
"Congress must act to provide a path to permanent legal status for our Salvadoran friends and neighbors."
JFS v. Trump Team Responds to Judge Robart Ruling
U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a ruling largely blocking implementation of the Trump administration’s most recent refugee restrictions.
HIAS Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawal from Global Migration Pact
Addressing migration, by definition, requires international cooperation.
HIAS Responds to Supreme Court Order Resuming Travel Ban
We will always speak out in opposition to policies that ban people on the basis of their faith, country of birth or nationality.
HIAS Condemns End of TPS for 50,000 Haitians
"Ending TPS for Haitians is unnecessary and inhumane."
HIAS, JFS Partners Join Class Action Challenge to Trump Administration's Latest Refugee Ban
"We've seen this before, and we won't stand for it. This is why HIAS has joined the legal team representing Jewish community partners in our ongoing struggle to welcome refugees and show America's strength as a country."
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."
