Topic: U.S. Advocacy

Sep 30, 2021

Congress Approves Funding for Afghan Arrivals Sep 30, 2021 SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS applauds the passage of the FY 2022 Continuing Resolution (HR5305) to fund the federal government through December 3, 2021, which includes $6.3 billion for Afghan humanitarian parolees. These Afghans, who had to flee their country and arrived in the U.S. with […]

Sep 23, 2021

Title 42 has largely closed America’s borders to refugees and asylum seekers. When the pandemic hit, Trump administration invoked the 75-year-old public health law that, they claimed, gave immigration authorities the power to expel migrants without providing them their legally mandated opportunity to seek protection in the U.S.

Sep 20, 2021

125k Proposed Refugee Admissions Cap is an Important First Step Sep 20, 2021 Silver Spring, Md. — Today the Biden administration informed Congress that it intends to increase the refugee admissions cap, also known as the Presidential Determination (PD), from 62,500 to 125,000 for fiscal year 2022, which starts on October 1. Naomi Steinberg, HIAS vice president, […]

Sep 20, 2021

Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland on Title 42 Sep 20, 2021 SILVER SPRING, Md. — HIAS, the international Jewish humanitarian organization, along with 70 other organizations, has signed a letter demanding that the Biden administration "immediately end its embrace, defense, and advancement of illegal and cruel Trump administration policies that […]

Aug 19, 2021

With the final troop pull out of Afghanistan and sudden humanitarian crisis, HIAS and our U.S. affiliates are preparing to provide immediate help for those who arrive.

Jul 20, 2021

California is set to be the first state in the nation to introduce case management services for asylees.