Topic: Advocacy

Sep 27, 2017

HIAS Calls Trump Administration’s Refugee Ceiling Shameful Sep 27, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, the Trump administration recommended a refugee resettlement ceiling for Fiscal Year 2018 of 45,000, the lowest number ever set by any president since the Refugee Act became law in 1980. “President Trump has betrayed America’s history and global leadership in providing safe […]

Sep 25, 2017

HIAS Responds to Trump Administration’s New Travel Ban Restrictions Sep 25, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—In response to the Trump administration’s new travel restrictions released on Sunday, September 24, Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, issued the following statement: “These restrictions reflect the arbitrary and discriminatory approach this […]

Sep 15, 2017

More than 50 young professionals from across the Washington D.C. area gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Sep 5, 2017

Melanie Nezer, HIAS senior vice president for public affairs penned an oped in Haaretz arguing that “Threats to the DACA program are not only threats to immigrants, but to justice, fairness and the longstanding values of our country.”

Sep 5, 2017

HIAS Slams Trump Administration’s Decision on DACA, Urges Congress to Protect Dreamers Sep 05, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, the Trump administration announced its decision to terminate the legal status of nearly one million immigrant kids and young adults. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – an executive action taken by President Obama in 2012 […]

Aug 31, 2017

HIAS Welcomes Federal Judge’s Ruling on SB 4 Bill Aug 31, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Tuesday, August 30, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling blocking the implementation of the SB 4 immigration bill. In response, HIAS Vice President for Public Affairs Melanie Nezer issued the following statement: “The courts have stepped in to stop […]

Aug 18, 2017

A new report by Refugees International and two dozen foreign policy experts and humanitarian leaders warns against attempts to fundamentally reorganize the U.S. government’s humanitarian functions.

Aug 15, 2017

HIAS Responds to Trump Administration Limiting Central American Minors Program Aug 15, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, is saddened by the Trump administration’s decision to end parole processing for individuals in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala who apply to enter the U.S. through the Central American Minors (CAM) program. In […]

Aug 7, 2017

In the next few weeks, President Trump will announce the Presidential Determination for 2018. Learn why refugee supporters are pushing for a PD of at least 75,000 refugees.

Jul 26, 2017

HIAS—the American Jewish community's global refugee organization—believes that an asylum system that is fair, effective, and humane honors both our country’s history and reflects the deeply-held American tradition of offering a chance at a new beginning to those who face persecution.