Topic: Advocacy

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Sep 23, 2021

Title 42: Over a Million Expulsions and No End in Sight

Title 42: Over a Million Expulsions and No End in Sight Title 42 has largely closed America’s borders to refugees and asylum seekers. When the pandemic hit, Trump administration invoked the 75-year-old public health law that, they claimed, gave immigration authorities the power to expel migrants without providing them their legally mandated opportunity to seek protection in the U.S.

Title 42: Over a Million Expulsions and No End in Sight

Sep 20, 2021

Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland on Title 42

Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland on Title 42 Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland on Title 42 Sep 20, 2021 SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS, the international Jewish humanitarian organization, along with 70 other organizations, has signed a letter demanding that the Biden administration "immediately end its embrace, defense, and advancement of illegal and cruel Trump administration policies that […]

Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland on Title 42

Sep 20, 2021

Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Are Refugees, Hetfield Writes to Washington Post

Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Are Refugees, Hetfield Writes to Washington Post In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post, Mark Hetfield argued that Afghan humanitarian parolees should have access to the same rights and benefits as refugees.

Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Are Refugees, Hetfield Writes to Washington Post

Sep 17, 2021

The Tragedy of “Remain in Mexico”

The Tragedy of “Remain in Mexico” For 70,000 people, the U.S. Supreme Court’s late August “Remain in Mexico” decision is a tragedy beyond their control.

The Tragedy of “Remain in Mexico”

Aug 31, 2021

Former Board Chair Dale Schwartz Remembered

Former Board Chair Dale Schwartz Remembered Dale Schwartz, a long-time member of the HIAS board and past HIAS board chair, died August 27.

Former Board Chair Dale Schwartz Remembered

Aug 27, 2021

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done”

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done” This has been a tough week for all of us at HIAS, but it has been so much worse for the people of Afghanistan, writes HIAS President and CEO in The Forward.

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done”

Aug 26, 2021

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership”

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership” HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield appeared today on Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to discuss the “bureaucratic calamity” that is preventing people from leaving Afghanistan for safety elsewhere.

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership”

Aug 23, 2021

Afghan Refugee Crisis: “We’re In It for the Long Haul”

Afghan Refugee Crisis: “We’re In It for the Long Haul” HIAS staff have traveled to United States military bases, to help process those Afghans who made it out of Kabul. HIAS affiliates across the U.S. are getting ready to receive or are already receiving Afghan refugees and ramping up their services.

Afghan Refugee Crisis: “We’re In It for the Long Haul”

Aug 19, 2021

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees With the final troop pull out of Afghanistan and sudden humanitarian crisis, HIAS and our U.S. affiliates are preparing to provide immediate help for those who arrive.

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees

Jul 20, 2021

Historic First for Asylees in California

Historic First for Asylees in California California is set to be the first state in the nation to introduce case management services for asylees.

Historic First for Asylees in California

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