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Aug 12, 2020

Cell Phones Become a Lifeline For Refugees Struggling With Mental Health

As therapy sessions become phone calls and support groups become WhatsApp group texts, HIAS clients count on phones, chat apps, and even social media to stay in touch with counselors and peers.

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Aug 11, 2020

Camp-in-a-Box Gives Fun Back to Kids During Pandemic

JFS of Western Mass. gave refugee families "camp-in-a-box" so kids could still have fun this summer.

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Aug 3, 2020

Marking El Paso Shooting Anniversary, Continuing Work for Survivors

The mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart exactly one year ago was the deadliest act of terror against the Latino community in modern American history. HIAS continues to work on behalf of some of those directly affected by the murders.

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Jul 30, 2020

USCIS Is Out of Money. That’s a ‘Definitive Threat’ to Refugee Admissions.

“Welcoming asylum seekers, welcoming refugees ... is really a collective responsibility that all Americans should share,” says León Rodriguez, a former head of the agency.

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Jul 22, 2020

House Passage of NO BAN Act a Big Win For Fair Immigration Policy

The bill would permanently block the Trump administration's attempts to prevent Muslims, refugees, asylum seekers, and other groups from entering the United States.

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Jul 20, 2020

Briefing: Integrating Refugees into the U.S. Economy

Keith Combs, HIAS’ Economic Inclusion program manager, hosts a panel discussion on how HIAS prepares recently resettled refugees to enter the U.S. workforce.

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Jul 14, 2020

Opinion: We Could be Witnessing the End of Asylum

We can’t let the American tradition of asylum die on our watch.

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Jul 13, 2020

Briefing: How Proposed Asylum Changes Threaten L.A. Asylum Seekers

A HIAS webinar about how newly proposed regulations threaten asylum as we know it, why protecting asylum is at the heart of the Jewish experience, and why doing so is central to addressing systemic racism and inequities.

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Jul 9, 2020

Briefing: Proposed Changes to the U.S. Asylum System

Smita Dazzo, HIAS' director of legal services, and Naomi Steinberg, HIAS' vice president of policy and advocacy, explain proposed changes to the U.S. asylum system and how the public can help fight back.

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Jul 7, 2020

Taking the Lead in Emergency Assistance

HIAS has rapidly created systems to protect refugees facing emergencies and to deliver aid to them during the pandemic.

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