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Sep 8, 2014

The Truth About the “Border Crisis:” How Partisan Politics Hurt Children

The Truth About the “Border Crisis:" How Partisan Politics Hurt Children Sep 08, 2014 Thousands of the unaccompanied children fleeing violence in Central America have been separated from their parents for years due, in part, to congressional failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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Sep 8, 2014

For LGBT Asylum Seeker, Defending Claim is Just the Beginning

Throughout the interview she managed to remain candid and confident, even hopeful, as she told me about her dreams of going to school for design and starting a career in fashion.

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Aug 28, 2014

Paving the Path to Freedom for Iran’s Religious Minorities

Paving the Path to Freedom for Iran’s Religious Minorities By Caroline Gobena and Sheeva Seyfi Aug 28, 2014 Caroline Gobena and Sheeva Seyfi, summer interns with HIAS Vienna Systemically persecuted, Iranian religious minorities cannot apply for resettlement to the United States from Iran because there is no U.S. embassy. Instead applicants—Armenian and Assyrian Christians, Baha’is, […]

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Aug 20, 2014

Welcoming the Stranger, Jew and Non-Jew Alike

This summer I found the perfect outlet: interning at HIAS, where the mission to assist refugees of all backgrounds is guided by Jewish values.

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Aug 14, 2014

Providing Unaccompanied Children with Legal Representation

Legal representation is the greatest unmet need for these kids and HIAS is providing legal services to these children and is giving their cases our highest priority.

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Aug 12, 2014

Refugees Find Growing Community in Toledo, Ohio

For new refugees, resettling in the U.S. is about more than finding a job and a new home; it’s about rebuilding a sense of community and fostering new long-lasting relationships.

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Aug 8, 2014

HIAS Secures Asylum for Syrian Targeted by Govt and Opposition

HIAS is proud to announce that we have successfully secured asylum for an ordinary Syrian citizen whose life was in danger from both the Assad regime and the opposition in Syria.

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Aug 8, 2014

Border Problem, Beltway Crisis

Border Problem, Beltway Crisis Aug 08, 2014 The children at the border, however, are only a symptom of a crisis of extreme violence in Central America and a crisis inside the Beltway caused by a dysfunctional Congress that misses opportunity after opportunity to fix our broken immigration laws.

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Jul 31, 2014

Granted Asylum, Iranian Workers’ Rights Fighter Sets His Sights on the Future

HIAS is proud to announce that this month the U.S. granted asylum to Mansoor Osaloo, one of the founders of the Vahed Syndicate, a free trade union representing Tehran’s bus workers, who endured torture and the daily threat of being killed to fight for improved working conditions in Iran.

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Jul 30, 2014

A Jewish call to fair treatment for all children

A Jewish call to fair treatment for all children By Rabbi Jennie Rosenn - Vice President of Community Engagment Jul 30, 2014 The Jewish community should speak out on this issue and call on the U.S. government to meet the needs of these children while maintaining our country’s commitment to refugees.  

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