HIAS

Mormon church pledges $200,000 to HIAS to help resettle refugees

Meanwhile, Mormon apostles joined Jewish leaders at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem to commemorate the 1841 prayer by a Mormon leader dedicating Jerusalem as a place for the Jewish people.

November 3, 2016 10:44 am

43 Texas rabbis call on governor to remain in federal refugee resettlement program

Their letter was sent hours after Gov. Greg Abbot announced that he was withdrawing his state from the program over concerns about the lack of effective security screening of refugees.

September 22, 2016 4:34 am

HIAS chief responds to ‘Skittles’ reference by Trump son: Politicizing refugees is ‘shameful’

"Likening refugees to diseases or to junk food, like candy, is a particularly egregious example of how refugees could be dehumanized," Mark Hetfield wrote.

September 21, 2016 10:36 am