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Jun 15, 2017

A 136-Year-Old Jewish Refugee Agency’s New Mission

Read JTA's profile on HIAS’ roots and rapid evolution under the Trump administration.

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Jun 14, 2017

Going the Distance for Refugees. Literally.

Melinda Menzer, an English professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, swam 9.2 miles in the Tennessee River on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for HIAS.

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Jun 14, 2017

HIAS Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on HR 2826, “The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act”

HIAS believes that The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act, HR2826, is just the latest legislative attempt to dismantle the refugee resettlement program, which over the course of history has shown its effectiveness in providing safety to refugees while vetting out those that seek to cause harm.

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Jun 14, 2017

HIAS Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on HR 495, “The Protection of Children Act”

HR 495 negatively impacts the protections and procedures in place for the fair treatment of unaccompanied children crossing the southern border to seek safety in the U.S.

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Jun 12, 2017

Ninth Circuit Ruling a Win for Refugees

​A three-judge panel ruled unanimously to keep the refugee and Muslim ban on hold, the second defeat for the March 6 executive order at the federal court level. “Once again, the courts have affirmed that discriminating against someone on the basis of their religion or nationality runs contrary to our country’s founding values,” Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, said of the ruling.

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Jun 7, 2017

SLIDESHOW: Nationwide St. Louis Vigils

On the 78th anniversary of MS St. Louis being turned back to Europe, vigils were held across the country to say: never again.

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Jun 6, 2017

The St. Louis and the Two Faces of America

“On June 6, 1939 — 78 years ago this week — the U.S. turned the ship away, knowing it was returning over 900 Jews to Nazi Germany,” HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield writes in an op-ed for RNS.

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Jun 5, 2017

DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review in HIAS Travel Ban Challenge

On Thursday, the Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court to intervene in our lawsuit, International Refugee Assistance Project and HIAS v. Trump. Here's what you need to know.

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May 30, 2017

Two Months In, HIAS Costa Rica Making an Impact

By providing refugees with comprehensive legal information and assistance, HIAS’ Costa Rica program hopes to dramatically increase protection for refugees living in the country. And in a few short weeks, they are already making progress.

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May 26, 2017

Opinion: Six-Month Extension for Haitian TPS is Not Enough

"Haiti’s recovery has been undermined by drought, prolonged economic instability, public health crises, and natural disasters. Today, 1.65 million peoplein Haiti are at risk of cholera infection," Deutch and Hetfield point out. "Threatening to send people back to a country so plagued with disaster and crisis would set a dangerous precedent."

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