“We see all the barriers that people come with, and we try to bring solutions to those barriers and guide people along the way.”

“The strength of the American community comes from diversity,” he says.

As refugee admissions to the United States continue to dwindle, those advocating for preserving the life-saving program are not standing idly by.

Refugee admissions to the United States continue to dwindle, down more than 70 percent from last year.

“This is the same story of my grandparents more than a hundred years ago. People came from somewhere, they had guts and grit, and some help, and a hundred years later here we are.”

A year after President Trump's first ban on refugees from entering the United States, activists in Washington, D.C. and New York City took to the streets to protest against discriminatory policies.

A year after President Donald Trump's first ban on refugee arrivals, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield and Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Melanie Nezer held a video conference to reflect on the the past year, and to plan for the year ahead.

To help tell the story of the first year of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program under the Trump Administration, HQ Trivia Host Scott Rogowsky lent his voice to a new HIAS video, A Year Later, the Fight Goes On.

With an administration intent on completely shutting refugee resettlement down, Congressional support for refugees is more important than ever.