Topic: Advocacy

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Mar 23, 2026

HIAS Welcomes Court Decision Blocking Unlawful Detention of Refugees 

HIAS Welcomes Court Decision Blocking Unlawful Detention of Refugees 

HIAS Welcomes Court Decision Blocking Unlawful Detention of Refugees 

Mar 11, 2026

1,100 Jewish Clergy: “Do Not Oppress the Stranger”

1,100 Jewish Clergy: “Do Not Oppress the Stranger”

1,100 Jewish Clergy: “Do Not Oppress the Stranger”

Mar 11, 2026

U.S. Jewish Clergy Join Together to Welcome the Stranger

More than 1,100 U.S. Jewish clergy across the denominational spectrum stand united in support of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. More than 1,100 U.S. Jewish clergy across the denominational spectrum stand united in support of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants.

More than 1,100 U.S. Jewish clergy across the denominational spectrum stand united in support of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants.

Mar 6, 2026

On the Offense: HIAS Files Multiple Legal Challenges to the Trump Administration’s Attacks

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). The decision came in the lawsuit Pacito vs. Trump, in which HIAS is a plaintiff, alongside several other resettlement agencies and individuals directly impacted by the suspension. February 25, 2025 (Zhanna Veyts). HIAS is fighting for refugees and immigrants and is currently involved in several legal challenges to the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda.

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). The decision came in the lawsuit Pacito vs. Trump, in which HIAS is a plaintiff, alongside several other resettlement agencies and individuals directly impacted by the suspension. February 25, 2025 (Zhanna Veyts).

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).

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

Feb 26, 2026

HIAS Files Amicus Brief in U.H.A. v. Bondi Defending Resettled Refugees from Unlawful Detention 

HIAS Files Amicus Brief in U.H.A. v. Bondi Defending Resettled Refugees from Unlawful Detention  HIAS has filed an amicus brief in U.H.A. v. Bondi, a case challenging the federal government’s attempt to detain refugees admitted through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, in order to conduct additional screening after arrival in the United States.  

HIAS Files Amicus Brief in U.H.A. v. Bondi Defending Resettled Refugees from Unlawful Detention 

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.

Protesters gather in front of City Hall in San Antonio, Texas.

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.

HIAS Decries USCIS Memo Threatening Refugees with 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.

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

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.

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).

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