Center for Refugee Policy
What We Do
HIAS’ Center for Refugee Policy is dedicated to producing knowledge and generating new ideas to inform and educate policymakers and other stakeholders on issues related to the advancement of refugee rights across the globe.
Focused on practical responses to gaps in refugee rights and protection, the Center publishes research and policy analysis, generates new policy-relevant ideas, and brings new voices to the public conversation.
Publications
Jul 5, 2023
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
Jul 5, 2023

May 17, 2023
New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42
May 17, 2023

Apr 11, 2023
Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine
Apr 11, 2023

Jan 26, 2023
“They told me they couldn’t help me…”
Jan 26, 2023

Who We Are
Guillermo Cantor
Senior Director
Melissa Katsoris
Editorial Manager
Melissa Crow
Director of Litigation, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, UC Law San Francisco
Daniel Fainstein
Dean and Professor of Jewish Studies, Universidad Hebraica, Mexico City
Elizabeth Ferris
Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University
David Fitzgerald
Professor, Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, University of California, San Diego
Judith Freidenberg
Researcher, Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social, Buenos Aires
Professor Emerita, University of Maryland, College Park
Rose Jaji
Senior Researcher, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn
James Loeffler
Professor and Jay Berkowitz Chair in Jewish History, University of Virginia
Drocella Mugorewera
The Diversity Trust Builder and Founder of Diversity in Action Global Movement
Member of Board of Directors for the Refugee Congress and Honorary Delegate from Tennessee
Matthieu Tardis
Co-Director, Synergies Migrations, Paris
Julia Zelvenska
Head of Legal Support and Litigation, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Brussels