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Mar 31, 2017

Hundreds Rally for Refugees in DC

“We in this room tonight are part of an even larger national movement for refugees.” said Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, vice president of community engagement at HIAS. “Literally tens of thousands of Jews are supporting and welcoming and advocating on behalf of refugees.”

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Mar 31, 2017

LISTEN: HIAS Briefing Call and Litigation Update

HIAS held a briefing call for supporters on Thursday, March 30, to discuss the ongoing litigation moving through the courts across the country in response to President Trump’s revised executive order, and ways to get involved in support of refugees.

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Mar 30, 2017

Court Extends Hold on Trump Refugee Ban

Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. District Court in Hawaii issued a ruling converting its temporary restraining order on the Trump Administration’s refugee and Muslim ban to a preliminary injunction, a victory for the many groups challenging the ban’s constitutionality and seeking to prevent harms that might be caused by its implementation.

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Mar 29, 2017

“This Passover, We Must Make Our Seders Real”

The 2017 HIAS Haggadah Supplement makes the plight of today’s refugees accessible for Passover Seders by including individual stories.

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Mar 21, 2017

[VIDEO] In Buffalo, Deaf Refugees Find Hope

Our local partners at Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County have partnered with Deaf Access Services to support a community of Deaf refugees. Watch our new video.

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Mar 20, 2017

Members of Congress Visit HIAS HQ To Express Support For Refugees

On Monday, March 20, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD 8th District) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) both visited HIAS headquarters to express support for refugees.

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Mar 16, 2017

First Rulings in MuslimBan2.0 Challenge: What Do They Mean?

Today could have been the first day of a total ban on refugee arrivals to the United States under President Trump’s revised executive order. Instead, justice prevailed for refugees a second time, with decisions in two cases—our very own HIAS v. Trump case in Maryland and a case in Hawaii.

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Mar 15, 2017

HIAS v. Trump: Updates from the Courthouse

An emergency hearing was held today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to hear a request by HIAS and others to block the revised executive order enacting President Trump’s refugee and Muslim ban. That ban is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 16, unless one of the three courts currently hearing challenges to the ban intervenes to restrain or enjoin the order.

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Mar 10, 2017

HIAS Resumes Legal Challenge of Refugee Ban

“We are suing to save lives,” said HIAS Managing Attorney Liz Sweet. “If implemented, this revised Executive Order will create the same devastating consequences for tens of thousands of refugees who our government promised safety and freedom in the United States.”

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Mar 9, 2017

Channeling Queen Esther’s Diplomacy For Refugees

In an op-ed published on Scribe, the Forward’s curated contributor network, Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer challenges the community “to commit to have at least one conversation with a family member, co-worker or friend on behalf of today’s refugees.”

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