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# HIAS: Welcome the stranger\. Protect the refugee\.

> HIAS is the global Jewish humanitarian organization that stands for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, and opportunity\.

## Pages 
- [Who We Are](https://hias.org/who/) 
- [Contact Us](https://hias.org/contact-us/) 
- [Terms of Use](https://hias.org/terms-use/) 
- [Privacy Policy](https://hias.org/privacy-policy/) 
- [What We Do](https://hias.org/what/) 
- [Where We Work](https://hias.org/where/) 
- [Latest](https://hias.org/latest/) 
- [Take Action](https://hias.org/take-action/) 
 
## Posts 
- [After Three Years of Conflict, Sudanese Refugees Forge News Lives in Chad](https://hias.org/news/after-three-years-conflict-sudanese-refugees-forge-new-lives-chad/): Three years into the war in Sudan, HIAS is helping Sudanese refugees, like Fatna and Zam\-Zam, forge new lives in Chad\. 
- [On Yom HaShoah, Honoring the Story that Brought Me to HIAS](https://hias.org/news/yom-hashoah-honoring-story-brought-me-hias/): On Yom HaShoah, HIAS CEO Dr\. Beth Oppenheim shares her story of learning how her grandfather survived the Holocaust, thanks to HIAS\. 
- [After Crossing 13 Countries, HIAS Helps Asylum Seeker Reunite with His Family](https://hias.org/news/after-crossing-13-countries-hias-helps-asylum-seeker-reunite-his-family/): After crossing 13 countries, Fon finally reached safety in the U\.\S. as HIAS helped him rebuild his life and reunite with his family\. 
- [Birthright Citizenship: What You Need to Know ](https://hias.org/news/birthright-citizenship-what-you-need-know/): Learn about the importance of birthright citizenship in the U\.S\. and around the world as the U\.S\. Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump v\. Barbara\. 
- [Why is this Night Different? Fighting for Refugees this Passover](https://hias.org/news/why-night-different-fighting-refugees-passover/): At every seder, we ask: Why is this night different from all other nights? This Passover, it's because we are fighting for refugees\. 
 

## Who we are 
- [Our History](https://hias.org/who/our-history/) 
- [Family History Research Requests](https://hias.org/who/records-search-requests/) 
 
## What we do 
- [Protect Displaced People](https://hias.org/what/protect-displaced-people/) 
- [Support Community Mental Health](https://hias.org/what/support-community-mental-health/)  
- [Promote Economic Empowerment](https://hias.org/what/promote-economic-empowerment/) 
- [Advocate for Refugee Rights](https://hias.org/what/advocate-refugee-rights/) 
- [Engage Jewish Communities](https://hias.org/what/engage-jewish-communities/) 

 
## Publications 
- [2024 Annual Report](https://hias.org/publications/2024-annual-report/) 
- [Community Sponsorship of Refugees in Chicagoland](https://hias.org/publications/community-sponsorship-refugees-chicagoland/) 
- [Barriers to Protection Today: Updated Recommendations on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal](https://hias.org/publications/barriers-protection-today-updated-recommendations-asylum-seekers-expedited-removal/) 
- [Community Sponsorship as an Integration and Inclusion Accelerator](https://hias.org/publications/community-sponsorship-integration-and-inclusion-accelerator/) 
- [HIAS U.S. Welcome Circles for Ukraine](https://hias.org/publications/hias-u-s-welcome-circles-ukraine/) 
 
## Where we work 
- [United States](https://hias.org/where/united-states/)  
- [Colombia](https://hias.org/where/colombia/)  
- [Ecuador](https://hias.org/where/ecuador/) 
- [Chad](https://hias.org/where/chad/) 
- [Kenya](https://hias.org/where/kenya/) 

 
## How to Help 
- [Support Our Immigrant Neighbors](https://hias.org/how/support-our-immigrant-neighbors/) 
- [Volunteer with HIAS](https://hias.org/how/volunteer/) 
- [Congregational Opportunities](https://hias.org/how/congregational-opportunities/) 
- [Jewish Educational Resources](https://hias.org/how/jewish-educational-resources/) 
- [Upcoming Events](https://hias.org/how/upcoming-events/) 
 
## Statements 
- [HIAS Welcomes Court Decision Blocking Unlawful Detention of Refugees ](https://hias.org/statements/hias-welcomes-court-decision-blocking-detention-refugees/) 
- [HIAS Economic Advancement Fund Certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)](https://hias.org/statements/hias-eaf-receives-cdfi-certification/) 
- [1,100 Jewish Clergy: “Do Not Oppress the Stranger”](https://hias.org/statements/jewish-clergy-statement-do-not-oppress-stranger/) 
- [Legal Services Organizations Sue to Block Sweeping Immigration Appeals Rule That Eliminates Meaningful Judicial Review](https://hias.org/statements/legal-services-organizations-sue-block-sweeping-immigration-appeals-rule-eliminates-meaningful-judicial-review/) 
- [HIAS Files Amicus Brief in U.H.A. v. Bondi Defending Resettled Refugees from Unlawful Detention](https://hias.org/statements/amicus-unlawful-detention-refugees/) 

 
## Tags 
- [Advocacy](https://hias.org/tag/advocacy/) 
- [Refugee Resettlement](https://hias.org/tag/refugee-resettlement/) 
- [Asylum](https://hias.org/tag/asylum/) 
- [United States](https://hias.org/tag/united-states/) 
- [Refugee Rights and the Trump Administration](https://hias.org/tag/refugee-rights-trump/)