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# HIAS: Welcome the stranger\. Protect the refugee\.

> HIAS is the global Jewish humanitarian organization that stands for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, and opportunity\.

## Pages 
- [Who We Are](https://hias.org/who/) 
- [Contact Us](https://hias.org/contact-us/) 
- [Terms of Use](https://hias.org/terms-use/) 
- [Privacy Policy](https://hias.org/privacy-policy/) 
- [What We Do](https://hias.org/what/) 
- [Where We Work](https://hias.org/where/) 
- [Latest](https://hias.org/latest/) 

-[Take Action](https://hias.org/take-action/) 
 
## Posts 
-[Uncertain Roads, Unexpected Refuge: Reverse Migration’s Impact on Solo Men] (https://hias.org/news/uncertain-roads-unexpected-refuge-reverse-migrations-impact-solo-men/): As thousands of displaced people have been forced into a 'reverse migration' due to shifting U.S. immigration policies, HIAS is still providing aid in Panama\. 

-[As Xenophobia Rises, U.K. Jewish Students Stand with Refugees](https://hias.org/news/xenophobia-rises-u-k-jewish-students-stand-refugees/): Through an initiative led by HIAS+JCORE and UJS, Jewish university students across the U.K. are advocating for refugees\. 

- [Deep Dive: Legal Obligations to Refugees](https://hias.org/news/deep-dive-legal-obligations-refugees/): Protecting the safety and rights of refugees is more than just a moral necessity – it's also a legal obligation\. 
- [Refugees in Mexico: What You Need to Know](https://hias.org/news/refugees-mexico-what-you-need-know/): Learn more about the current landscape for refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico, and how HIAS advocates for their rights\. 

-[Deep Dive: The Great Replacement Theory](https://hias.org/news/deep-dive-great-replacement-theory/): Learn more about the Great Replacement Theory and how xenophobic and antisemitic extremists use it to spread hate\. 

 
 

## Who we are 

- [Our History](https://hias.org/who/our-history/) 

-[Family History Research Requests](https://hias.org/who/records-search-requests/) 
 
## What we do 
- [Protect Displaced People](https://hias.org/what/protect-displaced-people/) 
- [Support Community Mental Health](https://hias.org/what/support-community-mental-health/)  

- [Promote Economic Empowerment](https://hias.org/what/promote-economic-empowerment/) 
- [Advocate for Refugee Rights](https://hias.org/what/advocate-refugee-rights/) 

- [Engage Jewish Communities](https://hias.org/what/engage-jewish-communities/) 

 
## Publications 
-[2024 Annual Report](https://hias.org/publications/2024-annual-report/) 
- [Community Sponsorship of Refugees in Chicagoland](https://hias.org/publications/community-sponsorship-refugees-chicagoland/) 

-[Barriers to Protection Today: Updated Recommendations on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal](https://hias.org/publications/barriers-protection-today-updated-recommendations-asylum-seekers-expedited-removal/) 

-[Community Sponsorship as an Integration and Inclusion Accelerator](https://hias.org/publications/community-sponsorship-integration-and-inclusion-accelerator/) 

-[HIAS U.S. Welcome Circles for Ukraine](https://hias.org/publications/hias-u-s-welcome-circles-ukraine/) 
 
## Where we work 
- [United States](https://hias.org/where/united-states/)  

- [HIAS Europe](https://hias.org/hias-eu/) 

- [HIAS+JCORE](https://hiasjcore.org/) 

- [Chad](https://hias.org/where/chad/) 

- [Colombia](https://hias.org/where/colombia/)  

- [Ecuador](https://hias.org/where/ecuador/) 
- [Greece](https://hias.org/where/greece/) 
- [Israel](https://hias.org/where/israel/) 

- [Kenya](https://hias.org/where/kenya/) 

- [Mexico](https://hias.org/where/mexico/) 

- [Panama](https://hias.org/where/panama/) 

- [South Africa](https://hias.org/where/south-africa/) 

- [Venezuela](https://hias.org/where/venezuela/) 

 

## How to Help 

- [Support Our Immigrant Neighbors](https://hias.org/how/support-our-immigrant-neighbors/) 

-[Volunteer with HIAS](https://hias.org/how/volunteer/) 

-[Congregational Opportunities](https://hias.org/how/congregational-opportunities/) 

-[Jewish Educational Resources](https://hias.org/how/jewish-educational-resources/) 

-[Upcoming Events](https://hias.org/how/upcoming-events/) 
 
## Statements 
- [HIAS Condemns New Memo Forcing Immigrants to Leave the Country to Apply for Green Cards](https://hias.org/statements/hias-condemns-new-policy-green-cards/) 

- [HIAS Decries Attempts to Transform U.S. Legacy of Refugee Protection](https://hias.org/statements/hias-decries-attempts-transform-refugee-protection/) 

- [HIAS Welcomes Court Decision Blocking Unlawful Detention of Refugees ](https://hias.org/statements/hias-welcomes-court-decision-blocking-detention-refugees/) 

-[HIAS Economic Advancement Fund Certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)](https://hias.org/statements/hias-eaf-receives-cdfi-certification/) 

-[1,100 Jewish Clergy: “Do Not Oppress the Stranger”](https://hias.org/statements/jewish-clergy-statement-do-not-oppress-stranger/) 

 
## Tags 
- [Advocacy](https://hias.org/tag/advocacy/) 
- [Refugee Resettlement](https://hias.org/tag/refugee-resettlement/) 
- [Asylum](https://hias.org/tag/asylum/) 
- [United States](https://hias.org/tag/united-states/) 
- [Refugee Rights and the Trump Administration](https://hias.org/tag/refugee-rights-trump/)