Topic: Afghanistan

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Sep 30, 2021

Congress Approves Funding for Afghan Arrivalsa

Sep 30, 2021

Congress Approves Funding for Afghan Arrivalsa Congress Approves Funding for Afghan Arrivals Sep 30, 2021 SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS applauds the passage of the FY 2022 Continuing Resolution (HR5305) to fund the federal government through December 3, 2021, which includes $6.3 billion for Afghan humanitarian parolees. These Afghans, who had to flee their country and arrived in the U.S. with […]

Sep 30, 2021

Briefing Call: Afghan Arrivals, Haiti, and More

Sep 30, 2021

Briefing Call: Afghan Arrivals, Haiti, and More Catch the latest developments about newly arrived Afghans, asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, deportations to Haiti, and more.

Sep 24, 2021

Dispatch: Welcoming Afghans Who Made It to the U.S.

Sep 24, 2021

Dispatch: Welcoming Afghans Who Made It to the U.S. HIAS Public Affairs Officer Andrea Gagne recently returned from Fort Bliss in Texas and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, after several weeks assisting with processing of some of the tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted from Kabul in the days before the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Sep 23, 2021

Helping European Jewish Communities Help Afghan Refugees

Sep 23, 2021

Helping European Jewish Communities Help Afghan Refugees HIAS Europe and ECJC launched a campaign to help European Jewish communities help Afghan refugees.

Sep 20, 2021

Refugee Agencies Prepared for Afghan Resettlement

Sep 20, 2021

Refugee Agencies Prepared for Afghan Resettlement Resettlement organizations across the United States, including many HIAS affiliates, are prepared, and continuing to prepare for the resettlement of Afghan refugees. Volunteers have offered unprecedented amounts of time, money and furniture.

Sep 20, 2021

Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Are Refugees, Hetfield Writes to Washington Post

Sep 20, 2021

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.

Sep 17, 2021

The Tragedy of “Remain in Mexico”

Sep 17, 2021

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.

Sep 6, 2021

Afghans Need to be Classified as Refugees, Hetfield tells MSNBC

Sep 6, 2021

Afghans Need to be Classified as Refugees, Hetfield tells MSNBC Mark Hetfield told MSNBC that the U.S. needs to reclassify Afghans who are coming into the U.S.

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