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Jan 28, 2026

We Make Us Safe: What I Saw in Minnesota

HIAS' VP for Community Engagement, Merrill Zack, reports back after traveling to Minnesota to protest against ICE.

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Demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building on January 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have sparked up around the city after a federal agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7. The Trump administration has sent a reported 2,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest immigrants in the region. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Jan 20, 2026

Remembering Who We Are: One Year of Fighting Alongside Refugee and Immigrant Communities

Since January 20, 2025, HIAS has fought back against the Trump Administration, providing assistance to refugee and immigrant communities.

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An activist of "March and March", an anti-immigration vigilante group, stands outside the Addington Hospital in Durban on July 4, 2025, during a demonstration in which members were checking for the nationality of those seeking to access the facility. The group worked to deny access to the hospital for anyone they didn't consider South African. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Jan 15, 2026

Medical Xenophobia in South Africa and Around the World

Learn how medical xenophobia harms refugees and migrants in South Africa and around the world, and what can we do to combat it.

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Women-led agribusiness Intiva, which produces herbal teas and dehydrated fruits, tables at a community event in Carchi in Tulcán on September 10, 2025. (Emily Primack and Lauren Pach/HIAS).
Jan 8, 2026

HIAS Helps Women’s Agribusiness Collective Expand in Ecuador

Through an agribusiness initiative supported by UNHCR, HIAS Ecuador helps refugees and host community members create sustainable livelihoods.

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Asylum seekers, who were rescued off the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos, arrive at the port of Lavrio in Lavreotiki, Greece, on July 10, 2025. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Dec 29, 2025

Refugees in Greece: What You Need to Know 

Greece is one of the primary entry points for refugees and displaced people. Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in Greece.

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HIAS Colombia provided Naide with a DAFI scholarship so she could pursue her degree and rebuild her life.
Dec 22, 2025

Scholarships Support Displaced Students in Starting their Careers in Colombia

With UNHCR, HIAS provides the DAFI scholarship program to help displaced students in Colombia achieve their dreams of completing university.

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HIAS and our partners IRAP, CWS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) hold a press conference following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments in the Pacito v. Trump class action lawsuit challenging the refugee ban in Pasadena, California on September 4, 2025. (Brenda Bravo for IRAP, HIAS, CWS, and LCSNW)
Dec 19, 2025

2025: Year in Review

In 2025, record global displacement collided with a sweeping rollback of U.S. humanitarian policies. HIAS still found ways to help.

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An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS)
Dec 17, 2025

HIAS Stands in Solidarity with Afghan Refugees and Afghan Americans

HIAS stands in solidarity with the Afghan American community. For years, we have supported thousands of Afghan refugees as they rebuilt their lives.

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HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, appeared on the podcast Just For This, hosted by Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch, CEO of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ).
Dec 11, 2025

Just For This: HIAS CEO Beth Oppenheim Appears on Women for Reform Judaism Podcast

HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, appeared on the podcast Just For This, hosted by Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch, CEO of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ).

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HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).
Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

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