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Shortly before the U.S. joined World War II, HIAS is seen here helping teach Jewish refugees English. (HIAS)

Charting More than 250 Years of U.S. Immigration History

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)

What the Latest Global Displacement Data from UNHCR Reveals

Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunites with his family in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025. HIAS provided Fon with legal and social services and helped him reunite with his wife and children. (HIAS)

Inspiring Refugees to Know for World Refugee Day

A child is rescued from a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea on March 16, 2024. The Doctors Without Borders vessel rescued more than 170 people. Between 2,000 and 3,000 migrants and asylum seekers are estimated to die or go missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea every year. (Simone Boccaccio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Refugees in the EU: What You Need to Know

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Jun 25, 2026

HIAS Condemns Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum

Jun 9, 2026

HIAS Condemns Congressional Vote to Supercharge Mass Detention and Deportation

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A refugee and her baby attend a welcome ceremony upon their arrival in Rome, Italy on March 05, 2024. 97 refugees were rescued from Libyan detention camps and will now be hosted across Italy. (Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Deep Dive: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

As thousands of people seeking safety have been forced into a 'reverse migration' due to shifting U.S. immigration policies, HIAS is providing assistance in Panama.

Uncertain Roads, Unexpected Refuge: Reverse Migration’s Impact on Solo Men

Sam (center) and Phoebe (right) are a part of HIAS+JCORE's Student Refugee Ambassador Program (SRAP). They joined refugee supporters at an event to launch Refugee Shabbat in London on March 12, 2026 (Jennie van den Boogaard/HIAS).

As Xenophobia Rises, U.K. Jewish Students Stand with Refugees

HIAS' VP for U.S. Policy and Advocacy Naomi Steinberg speaks at a rally during the Supreme Court hearing of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, in which HIAS has filed an amicus brief on March 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court will decide whether people fleeing violence and persecution can still seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS)

Deep Dive: Legal Obligations to Refugees

A woman from Venezuela leaves her makeshift shelter to take her children to school, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 3, 2025. Due to changes in U.S. immigration policies, asylum seekers are stranded in Mexico, with many now aiming to return to their home countries while others seek asylum in Mexico. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Refugees in Mexico: What You Need to Know

Protesters gather in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2025, for a demonstration against President Trump's immigration policies and mass deportations. (Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Deep Dive: The Great Replacement Theory

HIAS Ecuador hosts the job fair “Conectando Talentos con Oportunidades,” organized as part of an employability initiative connecting refugees, displaced people, and local Ecuadorians with employers on March 20, 2026 in Quito. (Iriel Corral/HIAS Ecuador)

Strengthening Employability for Displaced People in Ecuador

Boats carrying displaced people arrive from Bajo Chiquito, an indigenous village located at the exit of the migration route crossing the Darien Gap on October 21, 2024 in Lajas Blancas, Panama. (Nadege Mazars for HIAS)

Refugees in Panama: What You Need to Know

HIAS Chad works with Sudanese women who have survived violence, through economic assistance and mental health care, in the Alacha camp on January 18, 2025 (Kouakaine Moundi/HIAS Chad).

After Three Years of Conflict, Sudanese Refugees Forge New Lives in Chad

On Yom HaShoah, HIAS CEO Dr. Beth Oppenheim shares her story of learning how her grandfather survived the Holocaust, thanks to HIAS.

On Yom HaShoah, Honoring the Story that Brought Me to HIAS

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