Topic: Advocacy

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Aug 21, 2025

HIAS South Africa Condemns Scenes of Medical Xenophobia Outside Public Hospitals

HIAS South Africa Condemns Scenes of Medical Xenophobia Outside Public Hospitals HIAS South Africa calls upon the government to take action against vigilante groups targeting migrants outside public hospitals.

Jul 28, 2025

Refugees in the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in the U.K. and how HIAS+JCORE provides support to displaced people. 

Jul 25, 2025

Trump’s Attacks on the Immigration Court System — What You Need to Know 

Federal agents, including members of ICE, drag a man away after his court hearing as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on July 24, 2025 in New York City. The administration's changes to immigration courts have caused significant harms to asylum-seekers, due process, and the rule of law.

Jul 21, 2025

After HIAS Lawsuit, a Refugee Family Begins New Life in U.S.

Staff from JFS of Western Massachusetts greet a refugee family at an airport. After a judge ruled in Pacito v. Trump that the U.S. must admit some refugees in spite the Trump administration's ban, a family of eight began a new life in America.

Jul 18, 2025

HIAS Denounces Passage of Rescissions Package Slashing Foreign Aid

HIAS Denounces Passage of Rescissions Package Slashing Foreign Aid HIAS strongly condemns the passage of the administration’s rescissions package through both houses of Congress, which eliminates $8 billion in previously approved foreign assistance funding.

Jul 16, 2025

Να αποσυρθεί άμεσα η παράνομη αναστολή της πρόσβασης στο άσυλο στην Ελλάδα

Να αποσυρθεί άμεσα η παράνομη αναστολή της πρόσβασης στο άσυλο στην Ελλάδα Οι υπογράφουσες οργανώσεις της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών καταδικάζουμε ως παράνομη και ανεπίτρεπτη τη νομοθετική διάταξη που ψηφίστηκε από τη Βουλή την Παρασκευή 11 Ιουλίου 2025 (άρθρο 79 Ν 5218/2025), με την οποία αναστέλλεται για τρεις μήνες η υποβολή αιτήσεων ασύλου από ανθρώπους που φτάνουν στη χώρα από τη Βόρεια Αφρική και προβλέπεται η άμεση απέλασή τους από τη χώρα χωρίς καταγραφή.

Jul 16, 2025

Unlawful Suspension of Access to Asylum in Greece Must be Immediately Withdrawn

Unlawful Suspension of Access to Asylum in Greece Must be Immediately Withdrawn HIAS Greece and our partners condemn the unlawful three-month suspension on asylum applications for people arriving in Greece from North Africa and their immediate deportation without registration.

Jul 11, 2025

Trump’s Cruel New Bill — What You Need to Know

U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, holds a gavel. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Trump on July 4, will make the United States less prosperous and less safe.

Jul 7, 2025

In Vigils Across the Country, Americans Gather to Fight for Welcome

In Vigils Across the Country, Americans Gather to Fight for Welcome More than 20 vigils organized by HIAS and local partners took place across to the United States, bringing together those who support welcome.

Jul 1, 2025

Senate-Passed Spending Bill Is Disastrous to Refugee and Immigrant Communities

Senate-Passed Spending Bill Is Disastrous to Refugee and Immigrant Communities HIAS condemns the egregious spending bill as a direct assault on American values and the safety of refugee and immigrant communities. 

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