Topic: Protection

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Jul 31, 2026

Empowering Women in Indigenous Host Communities in Panama

In partnership with AECID and the Red Cross, HIAS Panama staff host a multi-services fair in Puerto Lara for local indigenous community members in February 2026 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). When other organizations left, HIAS Panama stayed and provided assistance to women and girls in indigenous communities near the Darien Gap.

In partnership with AECID and the Red Cross, HIAS Panama staff host a multi-services fair in Puerto Lara for local indigenous community members in February 2026 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).

Jul 27, 2026

HIAS Denounces Rule Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum

HIAS Denounces Rule Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum HIAS condemns the interim final rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to publish tomorrow that would allow the agency to send asylum applicants into immigration court without first giving them an interview with an asylum officer.

HIAS Denounces Rule Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum

Jul 23, 2026

How HIAS Is Helping People in Need in Venezuela

Residents sit amid the rubble of a residential building that collapsed following the two powerful earthquakes in June, in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 20, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images) After two earthquakes struck Venezuela, HIAS is providing emergency aid to people in need, building on our work there for the last 18 years.

Residents sit amid the rubble of a residential building that collapsed following the two powerful earthquakes in June, in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 20, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Jul 10, 2026

HIAS Greece Wins Compensation for Falsely Accused Refugee Youth

Ali is one of three young Afghan refugees HIAS Greece helped win compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned for years as a minor. (Courtesy of Ali) Learn how HIAS Greece helped win compensation for three young Afghan refugees who were wrongfully imprisoned for years.

Ali is one of three young Afghan refugees HIAS Greece helped win compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned for years as a minor. (Courtesy of Ali)

Jun 29, 2026

Aiding Refugees in South Africa During Xenophobic Violence

HIAS South Africa Country Director Alana Pugh-Jones Baranov delivers food parcels to Gaby, a refugee community leader on June 19, 2026, in Durban. In South Africa, xenophobic violence has devastated refugee and immigrant communities. HIAS is providing emergency aid during the crisis.

HIAS South Africa Country Director Alana Pugh-Jones Baranov delivers food parcels to Gaby, a refugee community leader on June 19, 2026, in Durban.

Jun 25, 2026

Refugee and Unaccompanied Minor Acquitted of Smuggling and Illegal Entry

Refugee and Unaccompanied Minor Acquitted of Smuggling and Illegal Entry HIAS Greece successfully represented an unaccompanied minor from Sudan, before the Three-Member Juvenile Court of Chania, which acquitted the refugee of all charges, including smuggling and illegal entry.

Refugee and Unaccompanied Minor Acquitted of Smuggling and Illegal Entry

Jun 25, 2026

HIAS Condemns Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum 

HIAS Condemns Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum  HIAS condemns the Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado which allows the U.S. to undermine the right to seek asylum at the border.

HIAS Condemns Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Right to Seek Asylum 

Jun 16, 2026

Inspiring Refugees to Know for World Refugee Day

Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunites with his family in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025. HIAS provided Fon with legal and social services and helped him reunite with his wife and children. (HIAS) This World Refugee Day, get to know five incredible displaced people who are rebuilding their lives against all odds.

Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunites with his family in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025. HIAS provided Fon with legal and social services and helped him reunite with his wife and children. (HIAS)

May 18, 2026

Deep Dive: Legal Obligations to Refugees 

HIAS' VP for U.S. Policy and Advocacy Naomi Steinberg speaks at a rally during the Supreme Court hearing of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, in which HIAS has filed an amicus brief on March 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court will decide whether people fleeing violence and persecution can still seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS) Protecting the safety and rights of refugees is more than just a moral necessity – it's also a legal obligation.

HIAS' VP for U.S. Policy and Advocacy Naomi Steinberg speaks at a rally during the Supreme Court hearing of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, in which HIAS has filed an amicus brief on March 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court will decide whether people fleeing violence and persecution can still seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS)

Apr 15, 2026

After Three Years of Conflict, Sudanese Refugees Forge New Lives in Chad

HIAS Chad works with Sudanese women who have survived violence, through economic assistance and mental health care, in the Alacha camp on January 18, 2025 (Kouakaine Moundi/HIAS Chad). Three years into the war in Sudan, HIAS is helping Sudanese refugees, like Fatna and Zam-Zam, forge new lives in Chad.

HIAS Chad works with Sudanese women who have survived violence, through economic assistance and mental health care, in the Alacha camp on January 18, 2025 (Kouakaine Moundi/HIAS Chad).