Topic: Refugee Resettlement

Sep 6, 2018

Watch Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Melanie Nezer's ELI Talk called “The Ground Beneath My Children’s Feet: Refugees and the Jewish Story."

Aug 9, 2018

270 Elected Officials Urge President to Admit At Least 30,000 More Refugees Than FY2018 Aug 09, 2018 SILVER SPRING, Md. –​ Two-hundred and seventy local and state elected officials from 42 states expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a bipartisan letter sent to President Trump on Tuesday. Organized by HIAS, the Jewish advocacy […]

Aug 9, 2018

270 Elected Leaders Call on President to Admit 75,000 Refugees in 2019 By Meggie Weiler, HIAS Policy Officer Aug 09, 2018 With the end of the federal fiscal year just around the corner, President Trump is expected to soon announce the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States in 2019. This number, […]

Aug 8, 2018

The sounds of summer may not usually include the tap dancing feet of Syrian refugee children, but now they do-- at least in Toledo, Ohio.

Jul 19, 2018

HIAS Ecuador and TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), the largest IT services multinational company in Latin America, have signed a cooperation agreement that will benefit refugee families in Ecuador.

Jun 29, 2018

"Let’s put more resources in education, in employment, in giving opportunities to people so that they don’t unnecessarily need to move.”

Jun 19, 2018

Two-thirds of all refugees come from five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Somalia.

May 22, 2018

“We see all the barriers that people come with, and we try to bring solutions to those barriers and guide people along the way.”

Apr 27, 2018

“This may be the first official document of great value many of you will have received in your new country,” she said, “but this is just your first step.”

Apr 13, 2018

Refugee admissions to the United States continue to dwindle, down more than 70 percent from last year.