HIAS

‘Deja vu all over again’: HIAS stares down 4 more years under Trump, a president hostile to the immigrants it aids

HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, saw its mission and fortunes shift after Trump slashed refugee resettlement during his first term.

Refugees arriving at an airport; a girl clutches a Mickey Mouse doll

Jewish organizations sound alarm about Republican Party’s mass deportation plan

HIAS and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said the Republican platform was steeped in a racist conspiracy theory that at times has veered into antisemitism.

Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent

“We do not need to look too far back into our history to see what has happened when this country has turned its back on people,” said the vice president of U.S. policy and advocacy at HIAS.