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We stand for a world where ALL displaced populations can find welcome, safety, and opportunity.
New USDA guidance makes it unclear whether refugees, asylees & SIVs with green cards will be forced to wait 5 years for benefits, despite U.S. law saying they’re exempt.
This uncertainty is leaving families in limbo & prompting some states to consider blocking Legal Permanent Residents altogether.
This uncertainty is leaving families in limbo & prompting some states to consider blocking Legal Permanent Residents altogether.
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New USDA guidance makes it unclear whether refugees, asylees & SIVs with green cards will be forced to wait 5 years for benefits, despite U.S. law saying they’re exempt.
This uncertainty is leaving families in limbo & prompting some states to consider blocking Legal Permanent Residents altogether.
This uncertainty is leaving families in limbo & prompting some states to consider blocking Legal Permanent Residents altogether.
When neighbors step up, communities thrive.
Through community sponsorship, everyday Americans are opening doors, building friendships, and helping newcomers find home 🤲
See how this model is transforming lives in Chicago: hias.org/news/new-rep...
Through community sponsorship, everyday Americans are opening doors, building friendships, and helping newcomers find home 🤲
See how this model is transforming lives in Chicago: hias.org/news/new-rep...
August 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When neighbors step up, communities thrive.
Through community sponsorship, everyday Americans are opening doors, building friendships, and helping newcomers find home 🤲
See how this model is transforming lives in Chicago: hias.org/news/new-rep...
Through community sponsorship, everyday Americans are opening doors, building friendships, and helping newcomers find home 🤲
See how this model is transforming lives in Chicago: hias.org/news/new-rep...
For #WorldHumanitarianDay, we asked our colleagues one question: Why do you do this work?
Their answers say it all 💭
Right now, humanitarian work has never been more critical — and we’ll keep showing up, because we believe all refugees deserve welcome and safety.
Their answers say it all 💭
Right now, humanitarian work has never been more critical — and we’ll keep showing up, because we believe all refugees deserve welcome and safety.
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
For #WorldHumanitarianDay, we asked our colleagues one question: Why do you do this work?
Their answers say it all 💭
Right now, humanitarian work has never been more critical — and we’ll keep showing up, because we believe all refugees deserve welcome and safety.
Their answers say it all 💭
Right now, humanitarian work has never been more critical — and we’ll keep showing up, because we believe all refugees deserve welcome and safety.
‼️ Two weeks and one day. That’s how close Elaheh and Mehran were to having a chance to rebuild their lives in safety.
After fleeing Iran for their religion, they waited years in Malaysia with no rights, no healthcare, and no safety. Then Elaheh’s sister was approved to bring them to the U.S.
After fleeing Iran for their religion, they waited years in Malaysia with no rights, no healthcare, and no safety. Then Elaheh’s sister was approved to bring them to the U.S.
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‼️ Two weeks and one day. That’s how close Elaheh and Mehran were to having a chance to rebuild their lives in safety.
After fleeing Iran for their religion, they waited years in Malaysia with no rights, no healthcare, and no safety. Then Elaheh’s sister was approved to bring them to the U.S.
After fleeing Iran for their religion, they waited years in Malaysia with no rights, no healthcare, and no safety. Then Elaheh’s sister was approved to bring them to the U.S.
Refugee resilience 🤝 opportunity
After a hurricane destroyed her work vehicle, Rixcia received a grant from HIAS EAF designed to help small business owners recover from the disaster. Today she’s leading a team of 30 drivers, providing jobs & creating economic opportunities in her community.
After a hurricane destroyed her work vehicle, Rixcia received a grant from HIAS EAF designed to help small business owners recover from the disaster. Today she’s leading a team of 30 drivers, providing jobs & creating economic opportunities in her community.
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Refugee resilience 🤝 opportunity
After a hurricane destroyed her work vehicle, Rixcia received a grant from HIAS EAF designed to help small business owners recover from the disaster. Today she’s leading a team of 30 drivers, providing jobs & creating economic opportunities in her community.
After a hurricane destroyed her work vehicle, Rixcia received a grant from HIAS EAF designed to help small business owners recover from the disaster. Today she’s leading a team of 30 drivers, providing jobs & creating economic opportunities in her community.
The honest truth.
Today marks HIAS’ second annual Giving Day — with you on our side, we can protect welcome, and offer hope to those who need it most. Join us and make a gift: bit.ly/44teTRz
Today marks HIAS’ second annual Giving Day — with you on our side, we can protect welcome, and offer hope to those who need it most. Join us and make a gift: bit.ly/44teTRz
July 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The honest truth.
Today marks HIAS’ second annual Giving Day — with you on our side, we can protect welcome, and offer hope to those who need it most. Join us and make a gift: bit.ly/44teTRz
Today marks HIAS’ second annual Giving Day — with you on our side, we can protect welcome, and offer hope to those who need it most. Join us and make a gift: bit.ly/44teTRz
We are about to witness devastating impacts including mass detentions & deportations, food & healthcare access being stripped away for millions of people, and more.
There's a long road ahead, but we will never stop fighting for the rights of refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S. & beyond.
There's a long road ahead, but we will never stop fighting for the rights of refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S. & beyond.
July 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We are about to witness devastating impacts including mass detentions & deportations, food & healthcare access being stripped away for millions of people, and more.
There's a long road ahead, but we will never stop fighting for the rights of refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S. & beyond.
There's a long road ahead, but we will never stop fighting for the rights of refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S. & beyond.
We asked people around the world what they think when they hear the word 'refugee' — here are some of the answers we heard.
Let's chat 👇 what do YOU think when you hear the word 'refugee'? #WorldRefugeeDay
Let's chat 👇 what do YOU think when you hear the word 'refugee'? #WorldRefugeeDay
June 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We asked people around the world what they think when they hear the word 'refugee' — here are some of the answers we heard.
Let's chat 👇 what do YOU think when you hear the word 'refugee'? #WorldRefugeeDay
Let's chat 👇 what do YOU think when you hear the word 'refugee'? #WorldRefugeeDay
We will always stand with displaced queer and trans people 🏳️🌈
Together, we're working towards a world where ALL people are welcome and free to be exactly who they are, free from persecution. #HappyPride
Together, we're working towards a world where ALL people are welcome and free to be exactly who they are, free from persecution. #HappyPride
June 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We will always stand with displaced queer and trans people 🏳️🌈
Together, we're working towards a world where ALL people are welcome and free to be exactly who they are, free from persecution. #HappyPride
Together, we're working towards a world where ALL people are welcome and free to be exactly who they are, free from persecution. #HappyPride
We stand with our immigrant communities in LA & across the country. This administration's use of warrantless arrests, sweeping ICE raids, and militarization goes against both our values as a nation & our constitutional rights.
Repeat with us — Stop 👏 criminalizing 👏 immigrant 👏 communities
Repeat with us — Stop 👏 criminalizing 👏 immigrant 👏 communities
June 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We stand with our immigrant communities in LA & across the country. This administration's use of warrantless arrests, sweeping ICE raids, and militarization goes against both our values as a nation & our constitutional rights.
Repeat with us — Stop 👏 criminalizing 👏 immigrant 👏 communities
Repeat with us — Stop 👏 criminalizing 👏 immigrant 👏 communities
When we turned refugees away from the MS St. Louis, our leaders, government, and country became complicit in their fate.
Today, we're witnessing the U.S. turn people back to the danger they're fleeing. History is urging us NOT to repeat our worst moments as a country. Will we listen?
Today, we're witnessing the U.S. turn people back to the danger they're fleeing. History is urging us NOT to repeat our worst moments as a country. Will we listen?
June 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When we turned refugees away from the MS St. Louis, our leaders, government, and country became complicit in their fate.
Today, we're witnessing the U.S. turn people back to the danger they're fleeing. History is urging us NOT to repeat our worst moments as a country. Will we listen?
Today, we're witnessing the U.S. turn people back to the danger they're fleeing. History is urging us NOT to repeat our worst moments as a country. Will we listen?
“The administration’s proposal to decimate U.S. foreign assistance will have life-and-death consequences for countless people experiencing conflict, crisis, and forced displacement.”
Read our letter with 70+ orgs urging Congress to vote NO on the admin’s rescission of foreign aid 👇
Read our letter with 70+ orgs urging Congress to vote NO on the admin’s rescission of foreign aid 👇
June 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“The administration’s proposal to decimate U.S. foreign assistance will have life-and-death consequences for countless people experiencing conflict, crisis, and forced displacement.”
Read our letter with 70+ orgs urging Congress to vote NO on the admin’s rescission of foreign aid 👇
Read our letter with 70+ orgs urging Congress to vote NO on the admin’s rescission of foreign aid 👇
The memories of those who perished when the MS St. Louis was denied entry to the U.S. call us to action for today’s refugees.
When our government slams the doors shut on today’s refugees, when our leaders instill fear within the inhabitants of this land, we have just two words: Never Again.
When our government slams the doors shut on today’s refugees, when our leaders instill fear within the inhabitants of this land, we have just two words: Never Again.
June 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The memories of those who perished when the MS St. Louis was denied entry to the U.S. call us to action for today’s refugees.
When our government slams the doors shut on today’s refugees, when our leaders instill fear within the inhabitants of this land, we have just two words: Never Again.
When our government slams the doors shut on today’s refugees, when our leaders instill fear within the inhabitants of this land, we have just two words: Never Again.
The House-passed Reconciliation Bill will strip access to food assistance & healthcare while adding BILLIONS of dollars to immigration enforcement. It's an attack children, families, and all of our communities.
So we joined 250+ orgs urging the Senate to reject this bill. Read the letter 👇
So we joined 250+ orgs urging the Senate to reject this bill. Read the letter 👇
June 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The House-passed Reconciliation Bill will strip access to food assistance & healthcare while adding BILLIONS of dollars to immigration enforcement. It's an attack children, families, and all of our communities.
So we joined 250+ orgs urging the Senate to reject this bill. Read the letter 👇
So we joined 250+ orgs urging the Senate to reject this bill. Read the letter 👇
Humanitarian assistance has never been more critical — especially in the Darién Gap, one of the world’s most dangerous migratory routes.
Last week, HIAS and @mdmfrance.bsky.social placed a spotlight the urgent needs of refugees, migrants, and host communities in the Darién 👇
Last week, HIAS and @mdmfrance.bsky.social placed a spotlight the urgent needs of refugees, migrants, and host communities in the Darién 👇
May 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Humanitarian assistance has never been more critical — especially in the Darién Gap, one of the world’s most dangerous migratory routes.
Last week, HIAS and @mdmfrance.bsky.social placed a spotlight the urgent needs of refugees, migrants, and host communities in the Darién 👇
Last week, HIAS and @mdmfrance.bsky.social placed a spotlight the urgent needs of refugees, migrants, and host communities in the Darién 👇
Naomi S., HIAS VP of U.S. Policy & Advocacy, on the deportation of eight immigrants who reportedly had a final destination of South Sudan.
We urge the administration to immediately return the deportees & afford them the due process that they were previously denied.
hias.org/statements/h...
We urge the administration to immediately return the deportees & afford them the due process that they were previously denied.
hias.org/statements/h...
May 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Naomi S., HIAS VP of U.S. Policy & Advocacy, on the deportation of eight immigrants who reportedly had a final destination of South Sudan.
We urge the administration to immediately return the deportees & afford them the due process that they were previously denied.
hias.org/statements/h...
We urge the administration to immediately return the deportees & afford them the due process that they were previously denied.
hias.org/statements/h...
The House passed this bill early this morning, but there's still time to raise your voice. Call your Senator and tell them to reject this budget now and invest in our communities instead — (202) 224-3121
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The House passed this bill early this morning, but there's still time to raise your voice. Call your Senator and tell them to reject this budget now and invest in our communities instead — (202) 224-3121
This budget is harmful to all of us ❌
Millions of people stripped of health coverage and food assistance. Increased funding for immigrant detention and deportations. Massive tax cuts for the rich ➡️
Millions of people stripped of health coverage and food assistance. Increased funding for immigrant detention and deportations. Massive tax cuts for the rich ➡️
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This budget is harmful to all of us ❌
Millions of people stripped of health coverage and food assistance. Increased funding for immigrant detention and deportations. Massive tax cuts for the rich ➡️
Millions of people stripped of health coverage and food assistance. Increased funding for immigrant detention and deportations. Massive tax cuts for the rich ➡️
As we reflect on the fall of Saigon, we honor those who were lost, those who found refuge, and the enduring contributions of Southeast Asian Americans.
It's also an important reminder of what is possible when we open our doors to those seeking safety.
It's also an important reminder of what is possible when we open our doors to those seeking safety.
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As we reflect on the fall of Saigon, we honor those who were lost, those who found refuge, and the enduring contributions of Southeast Asian Americans.
It's also an important reminder of what is possible when we open our doors to those seeking safety.
It's also an important reminder of what is possible when we open our doors to those seeking safety.
550 Jewish clergy agree: law should be a tool of justice, not a weapon of cruelty.
From deporting hundreds without due process to cancelling residents’ social security numbers, the Trump admin is actively weaponizing & eroding laws with the goal of instilling terror and distrust across the country.
From deporting hundreds without due process to cancelling residents’ social security numbers, the Trump admin is actively weaponizing & eroding laws with the goal of instilling terror and distrust across the country.
April 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
550 Jewish clergy agree: law should be a tool of justice, not a weapon of cruelty.
From deporting hundreds without due process to cancelling residents’ social security numbers, the Trump admin is actively weaponizing & eroding laws with the goal of instilling terror and distrust across the country.
From deporting hundreds without due process to cancelling residents’ social security numbers, the Trump admin is actively weaponizing & eroding laws with the goal of instilling terror and distrust across the country.