Topic: Legal

Nov 22, 2019

HIAS, together with two other refugee resettlement agencies, are taking President Trump to court over his recent executive order giving state and local officials authority to block refugee resettlement in their jurisdictions.

Oct 11, 2019

At an immigration law and policy conference, telling the hard truth about the current situation at the US-Mexico border.

May 21, 2019

HIAS-led delegations of pro bono attorneys travel to the border to provide additional legal services and build on the work being done by the HIAS Border Fellows

Nov 30, 2018

Luis Gonzalez is the new HIAS Border Fellow at Jewish Family Service in San Diego.

May 2, 2018

The intense national debate surrounding immigration is playing out in local communities across the country, including this week in Maryland.

Apr 24, 2018

HIAS Statement on Muslim Ban Supreme Court Hearing Apr 24, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Hawaii, the case challenging the most recent iteration of the administration’s travel ban. The September 2017 executive order restricts the entry into the United States for nationals of a specific […]

Apr 12, 2018

HIAS Urges Trump Administration to Preserve Due Process in Immigration Courts Apr 12, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—This week, media reports revealed that the United States immigration courts will suspend a program which offers basic legal information to foreign nationals in detention who are facing deportation. The program in question, the Vera Institute of Justice’s Legal […]

Feb 15, 2018

HIAS Statement on Fourth Circuit Ruling on Muslim Ban Feb 15, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md.—Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit became the second federal appeals court to issue a ruling against the Trump Administration’s most recent travel ban, issued in September 2017. HIAS is a plaintiff in Trump v. International Refugee […]

Dec 24, 2017

JFS v. Trump Team Responds to Judge Robart Ruling Dec 24, 2017 SEATTLE—Today, U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a ruling largely blocking implementation of the Trump administration’s most recent refugee restrictions which suspended the admission of refugees from 11 countries, nine of which are predominantly Muslim, for a minimum of 90 days. The restrictions […]

Dec 21, 2017

U.S. District Judge James Robart, who was one of the first judges to rule against the first executive order from January, said he would decide before Christmas whether to block the current ban on refugees.