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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

Thumbnail for an explainer titled This explainer provides an overview of how the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) admits, resettles, and integrates refugees in the United States, and the role refugee resettlement agencies like HIAS play in this program.

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May 17, 2023

New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42

May 17, 2023

New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42 This policy brief analyzes new U.S. migration management policies, their pros and cons, and the implications and legal precedent they will set for asylum, complementary pathways, and border management for the United States and other countries.

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New Migration Management Policies in the Aftermath of Title 42

Apr 11, 2023

Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine

Apr 11, 2023

Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine Ukraine has, for many years, been both a transit and destination country for people fleeing persecution and violence in other parts of the world. In 2021, approximately 5,000 asylum seekers and refugees were seeking refuge in Ukraine or were in transit to the EU. While heterogeneous, they share common vulnerabilities.

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Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine

Jan 26, 2023

“They told me they couldn’t help me…”

Jan 26, 2023

“They told me they couldn’t help me…” Thousands of non-Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers who fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion continue to face significant barriers to protection and integration across the European Union, according to new research from HIAS and its Ukrainian partner Right to Protection (R2P).

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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

Statements

HIAS Launches Volunteer Program To Respond to Arrival of Migrants in New York City

Sep 26, 2023

HIAS Welcomes TPS Extension and Redesignation for Afghanistan

Sep 22, 2023
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