Topic: Refugee Rights and the Trump Administration

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Dec 16, 2025

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

HIAS Condemns the Trump Administration’s Expanded Travel Ban 

Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Betrays Its Promise to Welcome Refugees

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS). HIAS is profoundly concerned for the safety of refugees, and for the direction of the United States, which has represented welcome for generations.

HIAS and local New York City partners host a vigil to reclaim our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the United States on June 16, 2025 (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS).

Dec 5, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Alarming New Attacks on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Community members hold banners as they show up to a press conference to demand accountability from Target after ICE agents were spotted staging at the parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on December 4, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Trump Administration has announced sweeping restrictions to immigration, including harmful changes that will hurt refugees and asylum seekers.

Community members hold banners as they show up to a press conference to demand accountability from Target after ICE agents were spotted staging at the parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on December 4, 2025. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2025

HIAS Alarmed by Proposed Re-Screening of Refugees  

HIAS Alarmed by Proposed Re-Screening of Refugees  

HIAS Alarmed by Proposed Re-Screening of Refugees  

Nov 6, 2025

One Year Since 2024 Election: Support for Refugees and Immigrants Grows in the U.S.

Protesters rally during the One year since the 2024 election, polling shows support for refugees and immigrants has grown in the United States.

Protesters rally during the

Oct 31, 2025

HIAS Devastated by Refugee Admissions Priorities

HIAS Devastated by Refugee Admissions Priorities HIAS condemns the unprecedented manipulation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program through the Presidential Determination (PD).

HIAS Devastated by Refugee Admissions Priorities

Oct 31, 2025

Op-Ed: HIAS, CWS, and World Relief CEOs Speak Out Against Overhaul of U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

A family of eight are resettled by HIAS partner JFS of Western Massachusetts in July 2025. Their arrival came as a result of a lawsuit that HIAS and other plaintiffs filed against the Trump administration on its pausing of refugee resettlement. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS) In an op-ed in Religion News Service, HIAS, CWS, and World Relief CEOs speak out against the Trump Administration's proposed overhaul of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

A family of eight are resettled by HIAS partner JFS of Western Massachusetts in July 2025. Their arrival came as a result of a lawsuit that HIAS and other plaintiffs filed against the Trump administration on its pausing of refugee resettlement. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS)

Oct 4, 2025

Proposals for Refugee Program Betray a Legacy of Lifesaving Assistance

Proposals for Refugee Program Betray a Legacy of Lifesaving Assistance

Proposals for Refugee Program Betray a Legacy of Lifesaving Assistance

Aug 29, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Attack on Female Asylum Seekers — What You Need to Know

A woman comforts another woman at a shelter. A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals places female asylum seekers at risk of being sent back to where they had fled.

A woman comforts another woman at a shelter.

Aug 27, 2025

A Letter Exchange Program Brings Hope and Comfort to People in Immigration Detention

A notebook and pen A HIAS Avodah Fellow reflects on her work overseeing an inspirational letter exchange program that connected volunteers with detained pen pals.

A notebook and pen

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