Topic: Protection

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Aug 29, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Attack on Female Asylum Seekers — What You Need to Know

A woman comforts another woman at a shelter. A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals places female asylum seekers at risk of being sent back to where they had fled.

A woman comforts another woman at a shelter.

Aug 15, 2025

Racing Against the Clock, a Chadian Family Reunites

Racing Against the Clock, a Chadian Family Reunites After 11 years and many setbacks, Rahman and his four sons are finally together, safe, in the United States.

Racing Against the Clock, a Chadian Family Reunites

Aug 4, 2025

New Report Documents Widespread Benefits of Community Sponsorship

A woman discusses her experience. A new report, based on interviews with refugees in the Chicago area, found enormous benefits to community sponsorship of refugees.

A woman discusses her experience.

Jul 21, 2025

After HIAS Lawsuit, a Refugee Family Begins New Life in U.S.

Staff from JFS of Western Massachusetts greet a refugee family at an airport. After a judge ruled in Pacito v. Trump that the U.S. must admit some refugees in spite the Trump administration's ban, a family of eight began a new life in America.

Staff from JFS of Western Massachusetts greet a refugee family at an airport.

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.

May 21, 2025

A Welcome Circle Helps a Journalist’s Family Start a New Story

A woman and small child walk down a street. After Hasan, Fatima, and their young son arrived in the U.S., they turned to HIAS for help.

A woman and small child walk down a street.

May 15, 2025

TPS is Ending for Afghans — What You Need to Know

Zubair Babakarkhail, center, watches as his daughter Javeria, left, 6, points out photos of other refugees she knows in an issue of “Postindustrial” magazine to Ivonne Smith-Tapia, right, director of refugee services at Jewish Child and Family Service (JCFS), during a small gathering on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Babakarkhail is continuing reporting on his home country of Afghanistan for the magazine and other news outlets after his role as a journalist put him in danger under Afghanistan’s new Taliban rule. (Stephanie Strasburg/HIAS) The decision to end TPS for Afghans is based on misleading, disingenuous justifications and may have appalling humanitarian consequences. Learn more

Zubair Babakarkhail, center, watches as his daughter Javeria, left, 6, points out photos of other refugees she knows in an issue of “Postindustrial” magazine to Ivonne Smith-Tapia, right, director of refugee services at Jewish Child and Family Service (JCFS), during a small gathering on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Babakarkhail is continuing reporting on his home country of Afghanistan for the magazine and other news outlets after his role as a journalist put him in danger under Afghanistan’s new Taliban rule. (Stephanie Strasburg/HIAS)

Apr 23, 2025

HIAS Legal Protection Team Notches Important Victories Around the World

HIAS Legal Protection Team Notches Important Victories Around the World Despite a challenging context, legal protection teams across HIAS have recently won important victories for their clients.

HIAS Legal Protection Team Notches Important Victories Around the World

Apr 15, 2025

Two Years into Civil War, Sudanese Refugees Find Recovery and Hope in Chad

A HIAS worker talks to children at a refugee camp in Chad. Two years after a devastating civil war began in Sudan, HIAS works with refugees in Chad to rebuild their lives.

A HIAS worker talks to children at a refugee camp in Chad.

Mar 13, 2025

Working Together to Combat Violence in Guyana 

Participants in a workshop examine an advertising campaign for the defense of women and girls against violence. (Magaiva Gonsalves for HIAS) These four women and men are taking steps to combatting violence in their communities. Find out more about their stories today.

Participants in a workshop examine an advertising campaign for the defense of women and girls against violence. (Magaiva Gonsalves for HIAS)

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