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Demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building on January 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have sparked up around the city after a federal agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7. The Trump administration has sent a reported 2,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest immigrants in the region. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Remembering Who We Are: One Year of Fighting Alongside Refugee and Immigrant Communities

We Make Us Safe: What I Saw in Minnesota

HIAS Colombia staff provide emergency support to Tatiana* and her family while in transit in Capurgana, Colombia on June 17, 2025. (HIAS Colombia) *Name changed for safety.

As Migration Patterns Shift, HIAS’ Support Remains Steadfast

An activist of "March and March", an anti-immigration vigilante group, stands outside the Addington Hospital in Durban on July 4, 2025, during a demonstration in which members were checking for the nationality of those seeking to access the facility. The group worked to deny access to the hospital for anyone they didn't consider South African. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Medical Xenophobia in South Africa and Around the World

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Jan 24, 2026

HIAS Condemns Deadly Immigration Enforcement Violence in Minneapolis

Jan 21, 2026

HIAS Joins 500+ Organizations in Urging Congress to Rein in ICE, Reject Increased Funding

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Women-led agribusiness Intiva, which produces herbal teas and dehydrated fruits, tables at a community event in Carchi in Tulcán on September 10, 2025. (Emily Primack and Lauren Pach/HIAS).

HIAS Helps Women’s Agribusiness Collective Expand in Ecuador

Asylum seekers, who were rescued off the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos, arrive at the port of Lavrio in Lavreotiki, Greece, on July 10, 2025. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Refugees in Greece: What You Need to Know

HIAS Colombia provided Naide with a DAFI scholarship so she could pursue her degree and rebuild her life.

Scholarships Support Displaced Students in Starting their Careers in Colombia

HIAS and our partners IRAP, CWS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) hold a press conference following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments in the Pacito v. Trump class action lawsuit challenging the refugee ban in Pasadena, California on September 4, 2025. (Brenda Bravo for IRAP, HIAS, CWS, and LCSNW)

2025: Year in Review

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 Afghan Refugees and Afghan Americans

HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, appeared on the podcast Just For This, hosted by Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch, CEO of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ).

Just For This: HIAS CEO Beth Oppenheim Appears on Women for Reform Judaism Podcast

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).

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

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’s Alarming New Attacks on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Maria Angel is displaced and in transit with her daughter in Turbo, Colombia on October 15, 2024. HIAS Colombia provided assistance to Maria Angel and her daughter during their journey to safety. (Nadege Mazars for HIAS)

HIAS CEO: When Women Are Safe, Communities Thrive

Tatyana, a Ukrainian woman who fled from Odessa, seeks shelter in Costesti, Moldova on March 28, 2022. (Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Domestic Violence Survivors Find Support to Start Anew in Moldova

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