Topic: Advocacy

Dec 4, 2017

HIAS Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawal from Global Migration Pact Dec 04, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md—The Trump Administration announced this weekend the end of the United States’ participation in The Global Compact on Migration, citing inconsistencies between U.S. immigration and refugee policies and provisions in the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants. The Declaration, […]

Nov 7, 2017

HIAS Denounces Termination of TPS for Nicaragua, Six Month Extension for Honduras Nov 07, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—HIAS strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua. The administration was unable to decide on TPS for Honduras, resulting in a six month extension for nationals of that country. TPS is […]

Nov 6, 2017

HIAS Outraged by Reports of Temporary Protected Status Termination Nov 06, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—In response to media reports that the State Department has determined that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) determination is no longer needed for nationals of El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish […]

Oct 31, 2017

The Trump administration recently hinted that it is planning to phase out Temporary Protected Status, potentially affecting 330,000 individuals who have lived in the U.S. for years.

Oct 31, 2017

Jewish tradition instills in us a commitment to protecting the vulnerable and welcoming the stranger.

Oct 31, 2017

Undocumented immigrant youth are American in all but paperwork, and they are now living in fear.

Oct 26, 2017

With more than 65 million displaced persons and over 22.5 million registered refugees globally, it is more important than ever to preserve United States leadership on refugee resettlement.

Oct 24, 2017

New Refugee Vetting Procedures Could Decimate Refugee Resettlement Program Oct 24, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, the Trump Administration announced it would end its 120 day ban on refugee resettlement and restart the program. However, the Administration will be adding multiple new requirements for refugees that could make it nearly impossible for refugees – already the […]

Oct 19, 2017

By the morning of Wednesday, October 18, two federal judges had already blocked the Trump administration’s latest travel restrictions from going into effect. But that didn’t stop the nearly 1,000 advocates and activists from showing up to voice their opposition to the repeated attempts to ban refugees and travelers from Muslim-majority countries.

Oct 9, 2017

HIAS Decries Trump Administration’s Immigration Principles Oct 09, 2017 SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Sunday, October 8, the Trump administration distributed a list of immigration principles and policies that, if enacted, would gut existing asylum laws and make it practically impossible for children fleeing persecution to seek safety in the United States. Under these proposed policies, asylum seekers would […]