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These Jewish Groups Are Fighting Behind The Scenes — And Maybe Even Physically
The Anti-Defamation League, National Council of Jewish Women and HIAS have filed a grievance with the Zionist Organization of America.
Jewish Groups To Netanyahu: Don’t Deport African Asylum Seekers
In a rare rebuke of Israeli government policy, two major Jewish American organizations are publicly expressing their concern over a plan to deport thousands of African asylum seekers.
Judge Partially Lifts Trump Refugee Ban After Jewish Groups’ Challenge
The government must now process refugee applications for people “with a bona fide relationship to a person or entity within the United States.”
Trump Is Letting In Fewer Refugees, So Jewish Aid Group Is Forced To Cut Back
“These are sad times for refugees, a sad time for America,” HIAS president Mark Hetfield said.
Jewish Groups Dismayed By Supreme Court Approval Of Travel Ban
“America is strongest when we are not closed off to the world,” the RAC said in a Tweet.
HIAS Slams Trump’s 45,000 Cap On Refugees
President Donald Trump is “betraying” U.S. commitments to refugees
HIAS Slams Court For Allowing Parts Of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban
— The Jewish resettlement agency HIAS decried the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow parts of President Donald Trump’s travel ban …
HIAS Has A New Mission In The Trump Era: Fighting Back
NEW YORK — On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump made Mark Hetfield’s job impossible. Hetfield is the president and CEO of HIAS, an organiza…
Muslim-Owned Jewish Deli To Host Muslim-Jewish Fundraising Dinner
David’s Brisket House is hosting a dinner to raise money for HIAS, which once helped Jewish refugees and now helps Muslim ones.
Appeals Court Upholds HIAS Suit Against Trump Travel Ban
A Jewish organization was a key leader in filing suit against Trump’s executive orders banning immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority countries.
