Topic: Asylum
229 results
Oct 1, 2020
Casting Off Sins at an ICE Detention Center
Oct 1, 2020
Protesting human rights abuses at the Irwin Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia.
Sep 18, 2020
After Moria Disaster, What Comes Next?
Sep 18, 2020
The destruction of Europe's largest refugee camp has left 10,000 refugees and asylum seekers homeless and with little information about where they are headed next.
Sep 11, 2020
Fire Destroys Moria Refugee Camp, Leaving Thousands Homeless
Sep 11, 2020
More than 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesvos are now without shelter or access to any basic services.
Aug 17, 2020
Strict New Regulations Limit NGOs Helping Refugees in Greece
Aug 17, 2020
When new regulations issued in Greece earlier this year suddenly hampered refugee agencies’ ability to help people seeking asylum, the HIAS Greece legal team knew they had to fight back.
Jul 30, 2020
USCIS Is Out of Money. That’s a ‘Definitive Threat’ to Refugee Admissions.
Jul 30, 2020
“Welcoming asylum seekers, welcoming refugees ... is really a collective responsibility that all Americans should share,” says León Rodriguez, a former head of the agency.
Jul 22, 2020
House Passage of NO BAN Act a Big Win For Fair Immigration Policy
Jul 22, 2020
The bill would permanently block the Trump administration's attempts to prevent Muslims, refugees, asylum seekers, and other groups from entering the United States.
Jul 22, 2020
HIAS Applauds House of Representatives For Passing NO BAN Act
Jul 22, 2020
HIAS Applauds House of Representatives For Passing NO BAN Act Jul 22, 2020 SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Trump Administration has, at different times and through different means, banned Muslims, refugees, and asylum seekers from entering the United States over the past three years. The NO BAN Act, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed today, […]
Jul 14, 2020
Opinion: We Could be Witnessing the End of Asylum
Jul 14, 2020
We can’t let the American tradition of asylum die on our watch.
Jul 13, 2020
Briefing: How Proposed Asylum Changes Threaten L.A. Asylum Seekers
Jul 13, 2020
A HIAS webinar about how newly proposed regulations threaten asylum as we know it, why protecting asylum is at the heart of the Jewish experience, and why doing so is central to addressing systemic racism and inequities.
Jul 9, 2020
Briefing: Proposed Changes to the U.S. Asylum System
Jul 9, 2020
Smita Dazzo, HIAS' director of legal services, and Naomi Steinberg, HIAS' vice president of policy and advocacy, explain proposed changes to the U.S. asylum system and how the public can help fight back.