October 2019

“There is No Normal” at the US-Mexico Border

“The situation is worse than you think. The system is designed to be cruel." HIAS' Sue Kenney-Pfalzer on the hard truth about the ongoing legal morass and humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Learn more.

HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield reflects on the one-year commemoration of the Pittsburgh shooting. Read now.

A HIAS-organized group went to National Airport in Washington recently to “welcome” refugees who will not arrive in the U.S. this coming year due to the Trump administration’s historically low refugee admissions ceiling.
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From Strength to Strength: HIAS Annual Report

Read about how we succeeded in helping refugees realize their rights and sounding a moral call for welcome in 2018. Download our 2018 Annual Report now.

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In case you missed it:

The President Has Failed Us. We Must Look Out for One Another Instead. – Mark Hetfield’s Pittsburgh op-ed on CNN.com
Mark Hetfield: Trump's Rhetoric Has Only Made Things Worse – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mark Hetfield interviewed about Pittsburgh shooting suspect’s anti-refugee views – Huffington Post
HIAS Announces Opening of Five New International Offices
LISTEN: The State of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. – HIAS Briefing Call
WATCH: The Fundamental Right to Seek Asylum – Melanie Nezer’s TED talk has been viewed more than 1.2 million times, have you seen it?

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