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Jul 27, 2015
Jul 24, 2015
Guest Blog: What Visiting a Nepali Refugee Camp Taught Me
Jul 24, 2015
There are over 3,000 Bhutanese refugees in the Cleveland, Ohio area alone. Many of them eventually became my close friends, but while I had heard their stories I couldn’t quite picture the refugee camp where they had spent so much time waiting and hoping. So I decided to go to Nepal.
Jul 20, 2015
High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk
Jul 20, 2015
High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]
Jul 17, 2015
Innovative Program Helps Refugees Restart Careers
Jul 17, 2015
High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]
Jul 16, 2015
Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail?
Jul 16, 2015
High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]
Jul 15, 2015
Op-Ed: Greece’s Other Crisis
Jul 15, 2015
Despite almost daily headlines detailing the dangers of crossing the Mediterranean by sea, refugees are still braving the waves in record numbers. Greece, a part of the European Union, is supposed to have an asylum system “harmonized” with the rest of Europe. In practice, though, Greece is about as well integrated with the rest of Europe on the asylum front as it is economically.
Jul 14, 2015
VICE: Why Are Republicans So Scared of Syrian Refugees?
Jul 14, 2015
Despite almost daily headlines detailing the dangers of crossing the Mediterranean by sea, refugees are still braving the waves in record numbers. Greece, a part of the European Union, is supposed to have an asylum system “harmonized” with the rest of Europe. In practice, though, Greece is about as well integrated with the rest of Europe on the asylum front as it is economically.
Jul 13, 2015
Update from the Field: Flooding in Venezuela
Jul 13, 2015
Update from the Field: Flooding in Venezuela By Rachel Nusbaum, HIAS.org Jul 13, 2015 HIAS offices in Guasdualito, Venezuela were impacted by heavy flooding in the area, July 2015. (HIAS) More than two weeks of heavy rain this month has caused the worst flooding in 20 years in Apure State, Venezuela, stranding many without clean […]
Jul 13, 2015
Central American Asylum Seekers Are Still Fleeing Persecution – They’re Heading South
Jul 13, 2015
Fox News Latino featured an op-ed by HIAS Vice President for Policy and Advocacy Melanie Nezer on the growing numbers of Central American asylum seekers heading to Panama. "Despite a long history as a country of refuge, the asylum system in Panama is under-resourced and cannot keep up with the volume of asylum claims," Nezer writes.
Jul 8, 2015
Amid Chaos and Violence, South Sudan Turns Four
Jul 8, 2015
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country. Unfortunately, its early years have been anything but idyllic.