Topic: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

Dec 20, 2024

HIAS EAF collaborated with The Braun Foundation to provide $54,000 in grants that supported growth & hurricane recovery for 11 refugee entrepreneurs.

Dec 18, 2024

There is a common misconception that refugees are an economic drain on the U.S. economy. In fact, the opposite is true.

Nov 21, 2024

In the wake of an election characterized by strong anti-immigrant rhetoric, learn how you can help asylum seekers and refugees in the U.S.

Nov 6, 2024

HIAS remains undeterred in our commitment to standing for welcome, and against the politics of fear, dehumanization, and demonization.

May 15, 2024

An interview with Phillip Bailey, inaugural director of HIAS' Economic Advancement Fund.

Feb 26, 2024

HIAS is excited to announce that we have been selected as a Top 25 finalist for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a national award to recognize ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability.

Jan 19, 2024

HIAS is marking the first anniversary of the Welcome Corps, the initiative launched by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow Americans to privately sponsor the resettlement of newcomers arriving through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Oct 19, 2023

"HIAS welcomes the administration’s effort to rebuild the U.S. refugee program,” HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield said in testimony before a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee.

Sep 29, 2023

HIAS welcomes the Biden administration’s announcement that the U.S. refugee admissions ceiling will remain at 125,000 for Fiscal Year 2024, maintaining the level of the Presidential Determination (PD) from the previous two years.