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Jun 9, 2020

More than 1,700 volunteers help HIAS clients get the services they need to thrive in the United States.

Jun 5, 2020

More than 1,700 volunteers help HIAS clients get the services they need to thrive in the United States.

Jun 3, 2020

Sabrina Lustgarten, HIAS' country director in Ecuador, discusses how COVID-19 is disrupting the lives of refugees in Ecuador.

May 26, 2020

The U.S.-Mexico border is effectively closed and the asylum system has ground to a halt, but there is still plenty of work to do on behalf of asylum seekers.

May 20, 2020

From border policies to stimulus payments, HIAS is working to secure the rights and needs of refugees amid the pandemic.

May 19, 2020

Several months ago, HIAS began providing digital literacy training and access to digital tools to refugee clients in partnership with US Together in Cleveland, Ohio.

May 15, 2020

HIAS teamed up with the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and MAZON, a Jewish hunger-relief organization, to discuss how the Jewish community is reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 14, 2020

HIAS and its three California affiliates — JFCS-East Bay, JFS Silicon Valley, and JFS San Diego — discuss serving refugees and asylum seekers during the COVID-19 crisis.

May 13, 2020

Wenick spent 27 years as a Foreign Service officer and was a longtime supporter of the Soviet Jewish community.

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 has pitched an already-backlogged asylum system into "a state of chaos."