Topic: Combatting Antisemitism and Xenophobia

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Dec 17, 2025

HIAS Stands in Solidarity with Afghan Refugees and Afghan Americans

An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS) HIAS stands in solidarity with the Afghan American community. For years, we have supported thousands of Afghan refugees as they rebuilt their lives.

An Afghan man and his son after arrival at the baggage claim of John Wanye Airport in Orange County, Feb 19, 2022. They were greeted by a group of HIAS Welcome Circle volunteers. (Eric Thayer for HIAS)

Dec 16, 2025

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

Dec 14, 2025

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack 

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack  HIAS is horrified by the devastating antisemitic attack targeting a Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

HIAS Statement in the Wake of the Australia Attack 

Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).

Nov 6, 2025

One Year Since 2024 Election: Support for Refugees and Immigrants Grows in the U.S.

Protesters rally during the One year since the 2024 election, polling shows support for refugees and immigrants has grown in the United States.

Protesters rally during the

Oct 27, 2025

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later October 27, 2018 was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and the reverberations from that day are still felt at HIAS and across our community. 

HIAS Statement on the Pittsburgh Shooting, Seven Years Later

Oct 13, 2025

Letter from HIAS’ New CEO: Together, We Will Ensure that the Doors of Welcome Never Close

Dr. Beth Oppenheim is HIAS’ new CEO and has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development. Read a letter from HIAS' new CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim, to our supporters. She has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development.

Dr. Beth Oppenheim is HIAS’ new CEO and has spent the past 23 years working in refugee resettlement and international development.

Jul 28, 2025

Refugees in the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) Learn more about the current landscape for refugees in the U.K. and how HIAS+JCORE provides support to displaced people. 

An interforce officer helps a woman on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England after she disembarked from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat after being picked up at sea with other migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

Jul 7, 2025

In Vigils Across the Country, Americans Gather to Fight for Welcome

In Vigils Across the Country, Americans Gather to Fight for Welcome More than 20 vigils organized by HIAS and local partners took place across to the United States, bringing together those who support welcome.

In Vigils Across the Country, Americans Gather to Fight for Welcome

Jun 6, 2025

The Shameful Lesson of the ‘St. Louis’ is as Relevant as Ever

Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis crowd along the ship’s railing, some waving and smiling, as the ship departs Hamburg in 1939 in a failed attempt to find refuge from Nazi persecution. Eighty-six years after the U.S. refused the ship's entry, our country is again embracing xenophobic policies.

Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis crowd along the ship’s railing, some waving and smiling, as the ship departs Hamburg in 1939 in a failed attempt to find refuge from Nazi persecution.