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Mar 21, 2016

Innovative Partnership Lets Refugees in Kenya Make Their Own Food Choices

To help their clients restore some normalcy to their lives, HIAS Kenya changed the way it provides food assistance so that refugees can go to the supermarket. Just like their friends and neighbors do. Just like they did, before they fled.

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Mar 20, 2016

EU-Turkey Deal Shows EU “Failure” on Refugee Crisis, Says HIAS CEO

The European Union and the Turkish Government struck a deal on Friday to return refugees and migrants who make it to the E.U. back to Turkey.

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Mar 17, 2016

New Bill Would Make Life Harder for Refugees “For No Good Reason”

The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act would, for no good reason, simply make life harder for refugees who have already endured hardship and tragedy, losing homes, loved ones, and the lives they knew, and have met the rigorous requirements to be resettled in the U.S.

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Mar 16, 2016

Statement submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statement submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives Mar 16, 2016 The U.S. Refugee Admission Program has been a critical humanitarian and diplomacy tool for over three decades. Now, with more than 60 million displaced people globally, it more important than ever to preserve refugee resettlement in the United […]

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Mar 14, 2016

Opinion: Help Refugees and Make Your Bubbe Proud

"We cannot protect ourselves by being only for ourselves. We can only protect ourselves by protecting and implementing universal principles of human rights," writes HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield in an op-ed published by JNS.

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Mar 10, 2016

Award ‘Makes Studying Possible’ for Student Olim in Israel

Winners of the HIAS Israel Scholarship for Student Olim are Jews from all across the globe who have chosen to make their home in Israel. “Many of them come to Israel alone, leaving behind family in other countries. They don’t have the natural support network that most students have. What makes this award special is that while it helps them financially, it also gives them that feeling that we are their support. We become their network.”

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Mar 7, 2016

On International Women’s Day, Focus On Female Refugees

In our work on four continents, we continue to be amazed by the strength and resilience of the women we encounter and serve. This International Women’s Day, let’s all speak up for the women and girls who have been displaced from their homes in staggering numbers.

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Mar 3, 2016

Slow Motion Crisis: Chad’s Forgotten Refugees

Chad is currently home to nearly half a million refugees and asylum seekers. Many have lived as refugees for over a decade, and it is uncertain when or if they will ever be able to return home. As funds continue to be stretched thin in 2016, the World Food Program was forced to scale back its food assistance to refugees there.

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Mar 1, 2016

New Bill Would Protect Kids in Immigration Court

“Children with attorneys are more likely to be granted protection,” said HIAS Policy Counsel Britanny Vanderhoof. Yet, one study found that only about a third of unaccompanied children with cases pending in Immigration Court were represented by an attorney.

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Feb 25, 2016

HIAS Nominated for Best Nonprofit Video of the Year

Our animated video HIAS: For the Refugee was just announced as a finalist in the annual DoGooder Awards competition. Now we need your vote!

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