Topic: Advocacy

Aug 19, 2026

HIAS is a plaintiff in a new lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that allows asylum seekers to be sent to immigration court without first having an opportunity to participate in an asylum interview.

Aug 12, 2026

76,000 Afghans evacuated to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan five years ago, but now the U.S. government has shut the door.

Aug 7, 2026

Israel hosts approximately 60,000 displaced people from Sudan, Eritrea, Ukraine, and Russia. Learn how HIAS Israel supports asylum seekers.

Aug 6, 2026

HIAS responds as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is ended for approximately 350,000 Haitians in the United States.

Aug 3, 2026

The Israeli Ministry of Interior will grant Temporary Residency to Sudanese asylum seekers who submitted their applications by June 7, 2025.

Jul 27, 2026

HIAS condemns the interim final rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to publish tomorrow that would allow the agency to send asylum applicants into immigration court without first giving them an interview with an asylum officer.

Jul 15, 2026

HIAS is outraged by the recent spate of violence at the hands of ICE, and calls on Congress to take immediate action.

Jul 6, 2026

Learn how Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which protects 1.3 million people from deportation, is under threat from the Trump administration.

Jul 3, 2026

As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, we must stand in solidarity with our refugee and immigrant neighbors.

Jun 30, 2026

HIAS welcomes today's 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara, which reaffirms a fundamental constitutional promise: that children born in the United States are citizens of the United States.