Topic: Advocacy

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Jan 20, 2026

Remembering Who We Are: One Year of Fighting Alongside Refugee and Immigrant Communities

Demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building on January 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have sparked up around the city after a federal agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7. The Trump administration has sent a reported 2,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest immigrants in the region. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Since January 20, 2025, HIAS has fought back against the Trump Administration, providing assistance to refugee and immigrant communities.

Jan 15, 2026

Medical Xenophobia in South Africa and Around the World

An activist of Learn how medical xenophobia harms refugees and migrants in South Africa and around the world, and what can we do to combat it.

Dec 19, 2025

2025: Year in Review

HIAS and our partners IRAP, CWS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) hold a press conference following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments in the Pacito v. Trump class action lawsuit challenging the refugee ban in Pasadena, California on September 4, 2025. (Brenda Bravo for IRAP, HIAS, CWS, and LCSNW) In 2025, record global displacement collided with a sweeping rollback of U.S. humanitarian policies. HIAS still found ways to help.

Dec 17, 2025

HIAS Stands in Solidarity with Afghan Refugees and Afghan Americans

An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS) HIAS stands in solidarity with the Afghan American community. For years, we have supported thousands of Afghan refugees as they rebuilt their lives.

Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

Dec 5, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Alarming New Attacks on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Community members hold banners as they show up to a press conference to demand accountability from Target after ICE agents were spotted staging at the parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on December 4, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Trump Administration has announced sweeping restrictions to immigration, including harmful changes that will hurt refugees and asylum seekers.

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