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Nov 20, 2015

On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if put into law, would restrict resettlement of Syrians and Iraqis refugees fleeing tyranny and terror in their home countries. “Our concern is that this adds a huge layer of bureaucracy to an already bureaucratic process,” Nezer told The Atlantic. “This is just going to cause delays that could take years.”

Nov 19, 2015

On Thursday November 19, HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on the Syrian refugee crisis and its impact on the security of the U.S. refugee Admissions Program.

Nov 18, 2015

Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy & advocacy for HIAS and chair of Refugee Council U.S.A., spoke with Katie Couric on Yahoo News Live about the Syrian refugee crisis. Watch it now.

Nov 17, 2015

Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy & advocacy for HIAS and chair of Refugee Council U.S.A., spoke with Katie Couric on Yahoo News Live about the Syrian refugee crisis. Watch it now.

Nov 17, 2015

Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy & advocacy for HIAS and chair of Refugee Council U.S.A., spoke with Katie Couric on Yahoo News Live about the Syrian refugee crisis. Watch it now.

Nov 17, 2015

CNN reporter Gary Tuchman went to Toledo, Ohio to interview a Syrian family recently resettled by HIAS affiliate US Together.

Nov 17, 2015

CNN reporter Gary Tuchman went to Toledo, Ohio to interview a Syrian family recently resettled by HIAS affiliate US Together.

Nov 16, 2015

WASHINGTON—Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, released the following statement in response to the attacks in Paris and Beirut last week.

Nov 13, 2015

WASHINGTON—Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, released the following statement in response to the attacks in Paris and Beirut last week.

Nov 12, 2015

The Refugees Admissions Program "was originally intended to serve as a rescue mechanism, to bring refugees out of danger to a place where they can live in freedom with dignity," HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield writes in The Hill's Congress Blog. "Today, however, it generally takes over 18 months for a refugee to be resettled to the U.S. once he or she is accepted for processing."