Topic: Refugee Resettlement

Aug 15, 2024

Thanks to HIAS, Susana Baron and her family survived the Holocaust and built enriching lives in South America.

May 15, 2024

An interview with Phillip Bailey, inaugural director of HIAS' Economic Advancement Fund.

Feb 26, 2024

HIAS is excited to announce that we have been selected as a Top 25 finalist for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a national award to recognize ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability.

Jan 19, 2024

HIAS is marking the first anniversary of the Welcome Corps, the initiative launched by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow Americans to privately sponsor the resettlement of newcomers arriving through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Oct 19, 2023

"HIAS welcomes the administration’s effort to rebuild the U.S. refugee program,” HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield said in testimony before a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee.

Oct 10, 2023

With a record 110 million people forcibly displaced, it is vital that everyday Americans help refugees find welcome and safety in their communities.

Sep 29, 2023

HIAS welcomes the Biden administration’s announcement that the U.S. refugee admissions ceiling will remain at 125,000 for Fiscal Year 2024, maintaining the level of the Presidential Determination (PD) from the previous two years.  

Sep 13, 2023

HIAS has announced five new affiliate sites in the United States to provide resettlement services and other integration support for those arriving under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) of the State Department.

Sep 5, 2023

Ahead of EU Member States submitting their pledges for the EU resettlement scheme, we call on leaders to ambitiously expand safe pathways to international protection and better reflect Europe’s capacity to welcome.    

Aug 4, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security announcement adopts the international definition of statelessness in order to protect those not legally considered a citizen of any country.