Topic: Refugee Resettlement

Mar 6, 2017

HIAS Statement on New Executive Order Targeting Refugees Mar 06, 2017 WASHINGTON—Today, President Trump signed another executive order again barring the resettlement of refugees for 120 days, banning the entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, and calling for extreme vetting. President Trump's declaration on January 27, to lower the number of […]

Feb 17, 2017

“Often refugees are defined by what they have lost, which is a lot," HIAS VP Melanie Nezer said in a recent Tedx talk on the global refugee crisis. "Their homes, their jobs, their communities, their friends and, in many cases, family members. But they also have a lot of things. They have hope. They have education. They have skills. And they have a great desire to live in peace.”

Feb 7, 2017

In more than 135 years serving refugees, HIAS has routinely represented asylum seekers in court against the U.S. government. Never before, however, has HIAS itself sued the U.S. government, let alone the President of the United States. Until today.

Feb 7, 2017

HIAS Names Shelly Pitterman Senior Vice President for Programs Feb 07, 2017 HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelly Pitterman as senior vice president for programs, effective February 6, 2017. Pitterman, who will be based in HIAS headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, will oversee all of […]

Feb 3, 2017

HIAS VP of Community Engagement Rabbi Jennie Rosenn published an op-ed in Haaretz on Friday, February 3, calling on the Jewish community to stand up to President Trump’s refugee ban.

Jan 31, 2017

The fight to make this country a place that welcomes refugees is becoming contagious.

Jan 30, 2017

HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield discussed the Trump Administration's refugee ban on MSNBC with host Ari Melber on Sunday, January 29, 2017.

Jan 27, 2017

HIAS Outraged by Executive Order Suspending Refugee Resettlement Program Jan 27, 2017 WASHINGTON—Today, President Trump signed an executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program, barring the resettlement of refugees from Syria, calling for “extreme vetting,” halting refugee resettlement for 120 days and reducing the number of refugee admissions in fiscal year 2017 to 50,000, […]

Jan 26, 2017

Trump’s Planned Action on Refugees is a Betrayal of American Values Jan 26, 2017 WASHINGTON—President Trump is considering issuing an executive order barring the resettlement of refugees from several Muslim-majority countries, calling for “extreme vetting” and reducing the number of refugee admissions in the United States from 110,000 to 50,000, according to leaked documents. In […]

Dec 14, 2016

Experts, including HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield, discuss the role faith-based organizations have taken during the refugee crisis and the challenges of aiding and resettling refugees in the United States and abroad.