Topic: Protection

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Aug 19, 2026

HIAS Statement on New Lawsuit Challenging Interim Final Rule on Asylum Referrals to Immigration Court Without Interview 

HIAS Statement on New Lawsuit Challenging Interim Final Rule on Asylum Referrals to Immigration Court Without Interview  HIAS is a plaintiff in a new lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that allows asylum seekers to be sent to immigration court without first having an opportunity to participate in an asylum interview.

HIAS Statement on New Lawsuit Challenging Interim Final Rule on Asylum Referrals to Immigration Court Without Interview 

Aug 13, 2026

Protecting Children in Chad Amid Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict

Bachir participates in activities at the Children’s Friendship Center, supported by HIAS with funding from OCHA, in the Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad in June 2026 (Saam Kouakaine for HIAS) HIAS Chad provides protection services, including child protection, as well as mental health care and economic aid to Sudanese refugees.

Bachir participates in activities at the Children’s Friendship Center, supported by HIAS with funding from OCHA, in the Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad in June 2026 (Saam Kouakaine for HIAS)

Aug 7, 2026

Asylum Seekers in Israel: What You Need to Know

HIAS Israel leads a food distribution for African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv impacted by the war on February 14, 2024 (AG for HIAS). Israel hosts approximately 60,000 displaced people from Sudan, Eritrea, Ukraine, and Russia. Learn how HIAS Israel supports asylum seekers.

HIAS Israel leads a food distribution for African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv impacted by the war on February 14, 2024 (AG for HIAS).

Aug 3, 2026

Significant Legal Victory for Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel

Significant Legal Victory for Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel The Israeli Ministry of Interior will grant Temporary Residency to Sudanese asylum seekers who submitted their applications by June 7, 2025.

Significant Legal Victory for Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel

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