Topic: United States

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Jul 9, 2020

Briefing: Proposed Changes to the U.S. Asylum System

Briefing: Proposed Changes to the U.S. Asylum System Smita Dazzo, HIAS' director of legal services, and Naomi Steinberg, HIAS' vice president of policy and advocacy, explain proposed changes to the U.S. asylum system and how the public can help fight back.

Briefing: Proposed Changes to the U.S. Asylum System

Jul 6, 2020

Opinion: Asylum, Which Made the U.S. a Leader in Protecting Jews, Could Disappear

Opinion: Asylum, Which Made the U.S. a Leader in Protecting Jews, Could Disappear Sam Yebri, who was brought to the United States by HIAS, explains why Jews should fight on behalf of the asylum system.

Opinion: Asylum, Which Made the U.S. a Leader in Protecting Jews, Could Disappear

Jul 1, 2020

HIAS Calls For Guardrailed Funding For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

HIAS Calls For Guardrailed Funding For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services HIAS Calls For Guardrailed Funding For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Jul 01, 2020 SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, plays a crucial role in administering refugee admissions, asylum, naturalization of new Americans, and other programs that are central to our identity as a nation of immigrants and refugees. HIAS […]

HIAS Calls For Guardrailed Funding For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Jun 5, 2020

Remembering the Lessons of the St. Louis

Remembering the Lessons of the St. Louis HIAS sees the anniversary of the St. Louis as a time to not only examine the past but see the unfortunate parallels in the present.

Remembering the Lessons of the St. Louis

May 20, 2020

COVID-19 Shows The Need For Strong Refugee Advocacy

COVID-19 Shows The Need For Strong Refugee Advocacy From border policies to stimulus payments, HIAS is working to secure the rights and needs of refugees amid the pandemic.

COVID-19 Shows The Need For Strong Refugee Advocacy

May 5, 2020

Up Close and Personal at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Up Close and Personal at the U.S.-Mexico Border A volunteer who went on a HIAS delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border just before the pandemic recalls his work and the emotional impact of the trip.

Up Close and Personal at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Apr 28, 2020

HIAS Partners Find Ways to Stay Connected to Clients During Pandemic

HIAS Partners Find Ways to Stay Connected to Clients During Pandemic Despite the challenges of the pandemic, resettlement agencies in the HIAS affiliate network across the U.S. are finding ways to stay connected with their clients.

HIAS Partners Find Ways to Stay Connected to Clients During Pandemic

Mar 20, 2020

Refugee Act Co-Author Calls For Renewed Compassion

Refugee Act Co-Author Calls For Renewed Compassion Refugee Act Co-Author Calls For Renewed Compassion By Max J. Rosenthal, HIAS.org Mar 20, 2020 Supporters of refugee resettlement gather outside U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., as oral arguments begin in HIAS v. Trump on Jan. 8, 2020. (Eric Kruszewski/HIAS) Nobody knows the importance of the refugee resettlement system better than former congresswoman Elizabeth […]

Refugee Act Co-Author Calls For Renewed Compassion

Mar 16, 2020

On the 40th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980

On the 40th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980 Forty years ago, in the highest expression of the American spirit, Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980, landmark legislation that established the U.S. refugee resettlement program and asylum system.

On the 40th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980

Mar 10, 2020

Opinion: Both the E.U. and the United States Are Endangering Refugees

Opinion: Both the E.U. and the United States Are Endangering Refugees Refugees are being mistreated at the border between Turkey and Greece, and the situation is similar to the one at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Opinion: Both the E.U. and the United States Are Endangering Refugees

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