1,100+ rabbis sign onto letter supporting immigrant rights: ‘Do Not Oppress the Stranger’
The letter was organized by the Jewish refugee aid group HIAS
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The closure leaves more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities, including hundreds of Jews, stranded after approval for U.S. resettlement
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Fast Forward Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted Jews are ‘dangerous’
A South African refugee praised Israel after Oct. 7 — and shared content from a Holocaust denier. Now, a revived refugee program has brought him to the US, with help from a Jewish group
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Fast Forward Judge blocks Trump bid to suspend refugee funding, in legal victory for Jewish group HIAS
Another ruling allowed some refugees to enter the United States
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Fast Forward HIAS sues Donald Trump over refugee freeze
The lawsuit is a return to the refugee aid group’s playbook during Trump’s first term
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News This 89-year-old Iranian Jew arrived just before U.S. borders were shut to all refugees. Hundreds more Iranian Jews are waiting
His well-timed exodus from Iran, along with that of his entire group on the flight, was handled by HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
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