Topic: Advocacy

Feb 28, 2025

HIAS was a plaintiff in two separate lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's ban on refugee admissions and foreign aid spending, respectively.

Feb 27, 2025

Hetfield, president of HIAS, argued that refugees benefit the economy and national security of the United States.

Feb 25, 2025

HIAS welcomes today’s court decision requiring the U.S. government to unfreeze billions of dollars in foreign assistance funding.

Feb 25, 2025

HIAS applauds today’s court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), a significant victory in restoring the moral imperative of welcoming displaced people to the United States.

Feb 21, 2025

The latest updates from HIAS' ongoing coverage of the Trump administration's policies on refugee rights.

Feb 14, 2025

This week, HIAS joined two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions on migration. Plus: Guantanamo, sanctuary cities, and more.

Feb 14, 2025

HIAS is encouraged by the decision of a federal district court in Washington, D.C., to issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) provisionally halting the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid

Feb 12, 2025

HIAS is proud to join several other global humanitarian and development organizations and companies in a lawsuit seeking to stop the freeze on U.S. foreign assistance programs.  

Feb 10, 2025

HIAS joins national and local refugee-serving agencies and nine individuals filed Pacito v. Trump, the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's Executive Order (EO) suspending the U.S. refugee resettlement program (USRAP).

Feb 10, 2025

HIAS joins the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's EO suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.