Past Events

Sep 23, 20246:30 pm ET

September Letter Writing - New York Metro Area

Join HIAS for a monthly program in which volunteers write letters of compassion and solidarity to people in immigration detention and participate in a short learning session that reflects on issues facing refugees and asylum seekers.

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Sep 16, 20242:00 pm ET | 11:00 am PT

Advanced Asylum: Working with Mental Health Professionals

Join the HIAS Pro Bono and Partnerships Team and special guest speakers, Kim A. Baranowski, PhD, ABPP: Associate Director of the Mt. Sinai Human Rights Program, and Atar Stav, LCPC, Program Manager of Community-Based Group Services at HIAS, for an Advanced Asylum training on the ways in which lawyers can collaborate with mental health professionals to serve asylum-seeking clients and their needs.

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Sep 12, 20244:00 pm ET | 1:00 pm PT

When Misinformation & Hate Converge: Antisemitism and its Role in Anti-immigrant Rhetoric 

Join us to examine how the deadly interplay of The Great Replacement Theory and antisemitism are reflected in the way that political candidates frame their perspectives on immigration policy — and on how it impacts HIAS’ work. 

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Sep 9, 20247:00 pm PT

Democracy, Antisemitism, and the Great Replacement Theory 

Join advocates and subject matter experts in Los Angeles for a conversation exploring the intersections of the threats to democracy rooted in antisemitism and anti-refugee animus, resulting policy outcomes, and productive ways to take action during this charged election year. 

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Aug 15, 20242:00 pm ET | 11:00 am PT

Adjusting Status for Forcibly Displaced People

Join the HIAS Pro Bono and Partnerships Team to learn more about when and how individuals with humanitarian protections in the U.S. apply to adjust status.

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Jul 15, 20246:30 pm ET

July Letter Writing - DC Area

Join HIAS for a monthly program in which volunteers write letters of compassion and solidarity to people in immigration detention and participate in a short learning session that reflects on issues facing refugees and asylum seekers.

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Jul 15, 20246:30 pm ET

July Letter Writing - New York Metro Area

Join HIAS for a monthly program in which volunteers write letters of compassion and solidarity to people in immigration detention and participate in a short learning session that reflects on issues facing refugees and asylum seekers.

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Jul 10, 20242:30 pm ET | 11:30am PT

Work Authorization for Immigrant Clients 2024

Join the Pro Bono and Partnerships Team to learn about different bases through which clients may be eligible to work in the U.S., if they need to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) before obtaining jobs, and if they need to apply, how to prepare the EAD applications.

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