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Nov 7, 2020

After a tense nationwide wait since Election Day, HIAS congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Nov 6, 2020

Lina and Hank, asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, needed to go to the U.S. for their baby's birth which required surgery not available in Mexico.

Nov 3, 2020

Voting for the first time is a momentous occasion for former asylum seekers like Ed Beetar and refugees like Mohamed Abdirahman, both of whom became citizens just this year.

Oct 30, 2020

HIAS Ecuador was awarded by the UN for its work in gender equality programming and an agribusiness project.

Oct 28, 2020

HIAS argued in federal court on Oct. 27 that an injunction against President Trump's executive order giving states and local governments the power to block the resettlement of refugees should remain in effect.

Oct 22, 2020

At the Sidewalk School, the students are all asylum-seeking children living in or near an encampment in Matamoros, Mexico.

Oct 20, 2020

At the Sidewalk School, the students are all asylum-seeking children living in or near an encampment in Matamoros, Mexico.

Oct 19, 2020

An Asylum Victory Four Years In The Making By Max J. Rosenthal, HIAS.org Oct 19, 2020 The San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego, Calif., pictured on March 21, 2020. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) For one Salvadoran family, Aug. 13, 2020, marked the end of a four-year-long escape from deadly violence at home to […]

Oct 15, 2020

HIAS teams across the globe have found ways to connect with their local communities about mental health.

Oct 8, 2020

HIAS teams across the globe have found ways to connect with their local communities about mental health.