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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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Jul 30, 2014

Refugee claims of migrant children must be taken seriously

Refugee claims of migrant children must be taken seriously Jul 30, 2014 In this letter to the editor, Eric Schwartz argues that most of the kids arriving at our border have refugee claims. "If they were my children, I'd want those claims to be considered very carefully."

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Jul 24, 2014

Welcome the Stranger

Welcome the Stranger By Heather Norris Jul 24, 2014 Jewish organizations such as the National Council of Jewish Women, HIAS and the Jewish Federations of North America issued a joint statement urging President Barack Obama to pursue “measures to ensure that all migrants in danger of persecution have access to a meaningful opportunity to seek […]

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Jul 23, 2014

The Biggest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Generation

The faces and stories of the Syrian refugees I worked with in Jordan remain as clear in my mind as if I’d met them yesterday.

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Jul 19, 2014

Child migrants: Does US have a moral obligation to them?

Child migrants: Does US have a moral obligation to them? By Francine Kiefer Jul 19, 2014 Mark Hetfield notes that asylum claims are legally very complicated to determine for the kids from Central America because they are being persecuted not by a government but by forces their governments are unable to control. 

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