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Nov 20, 2020

Trying to Help Refugees into the Workplace? Now There’s an App for That.

It’s often hard for refugees to find jobs, but what if there were an app to help them? HIAS is now partnering with SkillLab to promote economic integration for refugees in Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.

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Nov 13, 2020

Senator Cardin Hopeful for Change on Immigration, Refugee Resettlement

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) told an audience of more than 350 on a HIAS-hosted post-election briefing call that he is confident the incoming Biden administration will set a new course, and restore refugee resettlement and repair America’s broken asylum system.

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Nov 9, 2020

Once Refugees, Now Veterans

This Veterans Day, HIAS is highlighting the service of refugees in the U.S. armed forces.

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Nov 7, 2020

Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden

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

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Nov 6, 2020

Seeking Asylum, Saving a Baby

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.

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Nov 3, 2020

‘My Opinion Matters Now’: Asylees and Refugees Celebrate Their First Votes in the U.S.

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.

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Oct 30, 2020

HIAS Ecuador Wins UN Awards

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

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Oct 28, 2020

Arguments Heard in HIAS v. Trump Appeal

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.

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Oct 22, 2020

The Sidewalk School: An Education for Those “Without”

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

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Oct 20, 2020

Action Call: Election 2020

The future of refugee resettlement and asylum hinge on the positions of the leaders we elect in November.

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