Topic: Refugee Resettlement

Jan 10, 2020

HIAS Decries Decision by Gov. Abbott to Block Refugee Resettlement in Texas Jan 10, 2020 This afternoon, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will not provide consent to allow refugee resettlement to continue in Texas. This makes Abbott the first governor to block resettlement since President Trump signed an executive order giving state and […]

Jan 8, 2020

Oral arguments were heard in HIAS v. Trump, as the executive order allowing state and local officials to stop refugees from being resettled in their jurisdictions was challenged in court.

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.

Nov 8, 2019

Lee Bycel is telling the world about refugees by telling their stories in his new book.

Oct 31, 2019

HIAS has supported select affiliate agencies to implement group programming this year.

Oct 16, 2019

Activists gathered at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport this morning to “welcome” refugees who will not arrive in the U.S. during the next year because of the Trump administration’s historically low refugee admissions ceiling.

Oct 8, 2019

Learn about the Trump administration’s plans to drastically cut refugee admissions and how you can take action to fight back.

Sep 16, 2019

Harvey Paretzky, a HIAS employee for over 25 years, died August 18 at the age of 61, after a long battle with cancer.

Aug 13, 2019

Jewish groups across the country marked Tisha b’Av, the traditional Jewish day of mourning, with vigils and protests to demand an end to the mistreatment of immigrants and refugees.

Jun 21, 2019

Kassim Hussein Rajab, a refugee from DRC, tells his story on Capitol Hill and advocates for policy changes to help refugees.