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May 9, 2019

On Tuesday May 7, before a distinguished audience of more than 900, HIAS was awarded the 2019 Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award.

May 7, 2019

Lucy was reunited with her husband and children in Maryland, thanks to HIAS and a new partnership with Miles4Migrants, an organization that uses donated airline reward miles to help relocate and reunite families of refugees and asylum seekers.

May 1, 2019

HIAS President and CEO Mark J. Hetfield shares a message for Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), when we recall what happens to people who are not allowed to make the flight for safety and freedom, and reminds us of the imperative to welcome those who flee hatred.

Apr 25, 2019

Radha Carollo, a Girl Scout, has helped refugees in many ways--and she wants you to do the same.

Apr 11, 2019

Congressional Democrats are trying to repeal President Trump's bans that target Muslims, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Apr 9, 2019

Nicolas Palazzo is the new HIAS Border Fellow working in El Paso, Texas.

Apr 7, 2019

The new refugee-themed full HIAS Hagaddah is ready for the Passover table.

Apr 2, 2019

Last week more than 20 rabbis, cantors, and activists went to the U.S. -Mexico border in a human rights delegation led by HIAS and T’ruah, the rabbinic human rights organization.

Mar 29, 2019

HIAS recently received an award that would make anyone’s bubbe proud, the MENSCH award.

Mar 27, 2019

HIAS Kenya started a “safe space” where refugee women are learning about high self-esteem, financial management skills, peer networking, and raising of self-awareness of their rights.