Topic: Advocacy

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Feb 27, 2026

Legal Services Organizations Sue to Block Sweeping Immigration Appeals Rule That Eliminates Meaningful Judicial Review

Legal Services Organizations Sue to Block Sweeping Immigration Appeals Rule That Eliminates Meaningful Judicial Review HIAS and our partners filed a lawsuit to block a new interim final rule that would effectively eliminate meaningful appellate review before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).

Feb 20, 2026

The ICE Raids — What You Need to Know

Protesters gather in front of City Hall in San Antonio, Texas. Over the past year, brutal immigration enforcement actions and raids led by ICE and CBP have shocked the country.

Feb 18, 2026

HIAS Decries USCIS Memo Threatening Refugees with Arrest and Detention

HIAS Decries USCIS Memo Threatening Refugees with Arrest and Detention HIAS strongly decries a new memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that will subject certain recently arrived refugees to mandatory arrest and detention.

Feb 17, 2026

HIAS Files Amicus Brief in Noem v. Al Otro Lado to Defend the Right to Seek Asylum

HIAS Files Amicus Brief in Noem v. Al Otro Lado to Defend the Right to Seek Asylum HIAS filed an amicus brief in Al Otro Lado v. Noem, urging the Supreme Court to reject “turnback” policies that unlawfully block people from seeking protection at ports of entry.

Feb 11, 2026

Seven Ways You Can Take Action for Immigrants

HIAS supporters gather outside a courthouse in Seattle to celebrate the court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). In a moment when immigrant communities are under attack, fighting back takes us all. Here are seven ways you can take action for immigrants.

Feb 6, 2026

HIAS Greece Successfully Defends Humanitarian on Trial for Assisting Refugees

HIAS Greece client Pieter Wittenberg and Staff Attorney Maria Spiliotakara pose outside the courthouse in Lesvos during the proceedings of their case on January 15, 2026. Pieter and 23 other humanitarians were charged with human smuggling in 2018 for providing humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers in Greece. After eight years, they were acquitted on all charges. (HIAS Greece) HIAS Greece successfully defended humanitarian Pieter Wittenberg after he was put on trial for providing lifesaving aid to asylum seekers.

Feb 3, 2026

Trump Administration Ends Refugee Pathway for Persecuted Iranian Religious Minorities

Trump Administration Ends Refugee Pathway for Persecuted Iranian Religious Minorities The Trump Administration has ended the refugee pathway for Iranian religious minorities to resettle in the U.S., abandoning thousands.

Jan 28, 2026

We Make Us Safe: What I Saw in Minnesota

We Make Us Safe: What I Saw in Minnesota HIAS' VP for Community Engagement, Merrill Zack, reports back after traveling to Minnesota to protest against ICE.

Jan 24, 2026

HIAS Condemns Deadly Immigration Enforcement Violence in Minneapolis

HIAS Condemns Deadly Immigration Enforcement Violence in Minneapolis HIAS is enraged and heartbroken by the news of yet another shooting in Minneapolis by federal immigration enforcement officials. 

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