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Activists hold a banner during a pro-refugee demonstration organized by HIAS outside the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 14, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
February 11, 2025, 9:29 am
HIAS sues Donald Trump over refugee freeze
The lawsuit is a return to the refugee aid group’s playbook during Trump’s first term.
By Ben Sales
Dor Hadash members prepare for their fundraising bike ride (Photo courtesy of Richard Weinberg)
December 2, 2024, 3:51 pm
Dor Hadash recognized for its trailblazing work with immigrants
"Rather than say words and donate money, it’s wonderful to have a direct impact on the lives of families within our community."
By Deborah Weisberg
HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai, right, assists a Syrian refugee in an encampment near the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, May 9, 2018. (Bill Swersey/HIAS)
November 7, 2024, 9:40 pm
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.
By Ron Kampeas
The Tree of Life building in Squirrel Hill (File photo)
June 12, 2023, 9:39 pm
Day 9 of Pittsburgh synagogue trial focuses on shooter’s antisemitic posts
The shooting is the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and the defendant is facing the death penalty.
By Abigail Hakas and Delaney Parks
A memorial outside the Tree of Life building after the Oct. 27, 2018, attack (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
September 6, 2022, 8:09 am
Prosecutors in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case describe evidence for trial
Evidence includes many of the defendant's posts on Gab, and videos and news items he sent to family members.
By Toby Tabachnick
Photo of Ukranian children fleeing taken by Mirek Pruchnicki in Przemyśl, Poland on February 27, 2022. Photo via https://www.flickr.com/photos/mirekpruchnicki/51913859595/
March 11, 2022, 4:32 pm
Pittsburghers ready to welcome fleeing Ukrainians, but quick entry to US remains unlikely
More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine since February 24. Given U.S. immigration law, attorneys and experts aren't expecting Ukrainians to arrive here anytime soon.
By Adam Reinherz
Despite spending years training Afghan security forces, the U.S. trained forces turned over Kabul and other cities to the Taliban when the U.S. pulled out of the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik)
August 18, 2021, 4:29 pm
JFCS helps resettle Afghan refugees in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is one of the cities identified to receive some of the 53,000 Afghan nationals who will arrive in the States as part of the Special Immigration Visa program.
By David Rullo
President Joe Biden with President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman Abdullah Abdullah at the White House in June, 2021. (White House photo)
August 16, 2021, 2:40 pm
Jewish humanitarian groups try to help as crises unfold in Haiti and Afghanistan
American Jewish World Service, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee are offering assistance in Haiti; HIAS said it would work to help Afghans who make it to the U.S.
By Philissa Cramer
WASHINGTON - A farewell ceremony was held for Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, which included remarks delivered by several members of President Obamaâs Administration and DHS Component leaders, Oct. 24, 2016. Deputy Secretary Mayorkas was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of DHS on Dec. 23, 2013, and prior to becoming the Deputy Secretary of DHS, Mayorkas served as the Director of the Departmentâs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Official DHS photo by Jetta Disco.
January 20, 2021, 12:14 pm
A Biden appointee who carries the Jewish story itself
We began by helping refugees because they were Jewish; now we help because we are Jewish.
By Mark Hetfield
Mark Hetfield. Photo by Gili Getz/HIAS
October 31, 2019, 1:30 pm
‘Look to Pittsburgh’ says HIAS head
Mark Hetfield is encouraged by the Steel City's example.
By Adam Reinherz
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