Topic: Afghan Refugees

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Aug 12, 2026

HIAS Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul

HIAS Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul 76,000 Afghans evacuated to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan five years ago, but now the U.S. government has shut the door.

HIAS Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul

Jul 10, 2026

HIAS Greece Wins Compensation for Falsely Accused Refugee Youth

Ali is one of three young Afghan refugees HIAS Greece helped win compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned for years as a minor. (Courtesy of Ali) Learn how HIAS Greece helped win compensation for three young Afghan refugees who were wrongfully imprisoned for years.

Ali is one of three young Afghan refugees HIAS Greece helped win compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned for years as a minor. (Courtesy of Ali)

Jun 18, 2026

What the Latest Global Displacement Data from UNHCR Reveals

Afghan children are at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2026. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of weeks. (Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua via Getty Images) This World Refugee Day, learn what the latest data from UNHCR means for the 117 million refugees and displaced people around the world.

Afghan children are at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2026. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of weeks. (Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Feb 3, 2026

Honoring 45 Years of HIAS Austria: A Historic Refugee Pathway Is Shut Down

Refugees from Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives. (HIAS) After 45 years, HIAS Austria has been forced to close because the Trump Administration has halted refugee admissions and withdrawn funding.

Refugees from Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives. (HIAS)

Dec 17, 2025

HIAS Stands in Solidarity with Afghan Refugees and Afghan Americans

An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS) HIAS stands in solidarity with the Afghan American community. For years, we have supported thousands of Afghan refugees as they rebuilt their lives.

An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS)

Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).

Dec 5, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Alarming New Attacks on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Community members hold banners as they show up to a press conference to demand accountability from Target after ICE agents were spotted staging at the parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on December 4, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Trump Administration has announced sweeping restrictions to immigration, including harmful changes that will hurt refugees and asylum seekers.

Community members hold banners as they show up to a press conference to demand accountability from Target after ICE agents were spotted staging at the parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on December 4, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jul 28, 2025

Refugees in the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in the U.K. and how HIAS+JCORE provides support to displaced people. 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

Jun 18, 2025

UNHCR: Global Forced Displacement Surges Past 122 million 

Two migrants help a limping woman. As governments cut support for refugees, the number of displaced worldwide reaches a new high.

Two migrants help a limping woman.

Jun 4, 2025

HIAS Responds to Trump Administration’s Travel Ban Announcement

HIAS Responds to Trump Administration’s Travel Ban Announcement HIAS strongly opposed the travel ban in the first Trump administration, advocating in the courts and to elected officials, and will oppose it as stridently today. 

HIAS Responds to Trump Administration’s Travel Ban Announcement