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Sep 9, 2015

World Politics Review: Why the U.S. Has Accepted So Few Syrian Refugees

"As the plight of Syrian refugees and their harrowing attempts to enter Europe dominate international media, calls have mounted for the United States to play a greater role in managing the crisis," Karina Piser writes in World Politics Review. “This isn’t how the refugee referral process should be happening,” says Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy and advocacy at HIAS.

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Sep 8, 2015

Time: How to Talk to Your Kids about Refugees

American kids have great opportunities to get involved, thanks to a “robust refugee resettlement program” in the U.S, either through secular programs like the International Rescue Committee, or faith-based groups like the HIAS.

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Sep 5, 2015

Mark Hetfield on NPR: Europe, US Treating Crisis Like “Business as Usual”

HIAS President and CEO Mark J. Hetfield discussed the current European refugee crisis and what the US should be doing to help with NPR's Robert Siegel on All Things Considered, Friday September 4.

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Sep 3, 2015

Legal Fellows Fight Eritrean Grandfather’s Detention

Gebre* thought that fleeing the chaos in Eritrea would keep his family safe. That hope was shattered in July of 2012, when a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the Jerusalem apartment Gebre's daughter (seven months pregnant at the time) and son-in-law share. The two were badly injured and extremely traumatized. The attack was just one in a string of xenophobic attacks against African migrants in Israel.

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Sep 3, 2015

Op-Ed: Migrants Aren’t Widgets

A Nobel Prize Winner has some advice for Europe: Remember that refugees are not widgets to be distributed or warehoused, and you can turn this challenge into a manageable opportunity to both protect refugee lives and improve your own economy.

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Sep 2, 2015

Op-Ed: For Refugees, Crisis Never Far Away

With more than four million Syrians displaced by the conflict, the capacity of neighboring countries is being tested. In July, food assistance for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan was cut in half due to lack of funds, leaving a refugee family in Lebanon to subsist on the equivalent of $13.50 per person per month. And the situation may soon become even more dire.

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Aug 31, 2015

HIAS Interns Advocate for Refugees on Capitol Hill

In honor of World Refugee Day, HIAS’ Washington, D.C. interns volunteered to escort refugees to meetings with senators and representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss legislation that protects refugees. It was an incredible experience, they report.

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Aug 28, 2015

J. Weekly: Troubled Road Ahead for Israel’s African Migrants

J. Weekly: Troubled Road Ahead for Israel’s African Migrants Aug 28, 2015 In an August 27 story on Israel's release of 1,200 african migrants from the Holot detention center, J. Weekly cites concerns raised jointly by HIAS and the Reform movement, who issued a statement earlier this month calling on the Israeli government to re-examine its asylum […]

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Aug 27, 2015

Government Must Change Child Detention Policies, Orders Judge

Children should not be held in U.S. immigration detention for more than 72 hours unless they are a significant flight risk or a danger to themselves and others, a federal judge ruled late Friday.

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Aug 26, 2015

Situation Report: Burundi

Burundi, rocked by a spate of assassinations and post-election violence, looks increasingly likely to spiral out of control. Thousands have fled the country, adding to an already worrisome refugee situation in the region.

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