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Mar 10, 2020

Ten years after fleeing his home in Colombia, José Miguel Palma has a degree, a career, and a thriving family.

Mar 5, 2020

For International Women's day, find out how HIAS is fighting for the rights and safety of women around the world.

Mar 5, 2020

On International Women's Day, Celebrate Women — And Do More To Protect Them Mar 05, 2020 A refugee woman is pictured with her children on April 1, 2016, in a makeshift camp near the Greek village of Idomeni. (Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images) International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the vast and varied […]

Mar 2, 2020

HIAS Chad provided emergency response aid when 16,000 refugees poured over the border due to renewed inter-ethnic violence.

Feb 28, 2020

The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) and HIAS Europe brought together 25 Jewish youth activists from across Europe on February 17 to learn about today’s refugees and contemporary challenges to the right to international protection.

Feb 26, 2020

HIAS Peru has developed a special methodology for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors and women living at a greater risk of violence to help them succeed economically and socially.

Feb 19, 2020

HIAS' Asylee Outreach Program's new website, asyleeoutreach.org, offers information on asylee benefits in both English and Spanish.

Feb 12, 2020

HIAS, along with the Catholic Legal Immigiration Network (CLINIC) and the Feerick Center for Social Justice at Fordham University, has created a comprehensive “Know Your Rights” video for asylum seekers.

Feb 11, 2020

This week the U.S. government entered into a major settlement with plaintiffs in Jewish Family Service v. Trump, which challenged in 2017 the third version of an executive order attempting to ban certain refugees from entering the United States.

Feb 6, 2020

Accenture Volunteers Help HIAS Clients On the Job Hunt By Susan Din, Manager, Institutional Development and Partnerships; SJ Renfroe, Volunteer Program Associate Feb 06, 2020 Navigating a job search can be hard for anyone. For refugees still adapting to life in a new country, it’s one of the biggest challenges they face. With little knowledge […]