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Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program

HIAS said the move has left more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities - including hundreds of Jews and thousands of Baha’i, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sabean Mandaeans - stranded in Iran.

REFUGEES FROM Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives.
US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance exits his motorcade before boarding Air Force Two en route to Washington, DC, at Ben Gurion Airport on October 23, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

JD Vance says stopping immigration key to eliminating US antisemitism

 Undocumented Mexican immigrants are photographed while being processed at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Phoenix, Ariz., April 28, 2010.

Three of the largest Jewish denominations are suing the Trump administration over ICE raids

 Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2021) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas participates in a flag raising ceremony after being sworn in as the department's seventh secretary.

HIAS and other groups ask Biden administration to extend protected status to Israelis in US


MacKenzie Scott, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry donate to HIAS’ work in Ukraine

HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, traces its origin to the late 19th century when millions of Jews migrating out of Eastern Europe required aid.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Jewish humanitarian effort slated to launch on Colombia-Venezuela border

NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief, HIAS and CADENA are slated to collaboratively offer a range of medical, mental health and informational services to refugees fleeing from Venezuela to Colombia.

Venezuelan soldiers patrol by boat on the Arauca River, the border between Colombia and Venezuela, as seen from Arauquita, Colombia, March 28, 2021.

After mutual complaints, a Jewish umbrella body comes to decision

Earlier this year, HIAS accused the Zionist Organization of America, its fellow member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, of disparagement.

ZOA event with Beck, Bachmann 311

Liberal Jewish groups back ADL after progressive coalition attack

Liberal Jewish organizations that have worked with the ADL are publicly defending its record as a Jewish civil rights organization with a long track record of standing up for marginalized communities

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks at the group's 2018 National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.

ZOA calls on HIAS to sever ties with Hamas-linked organization

IRW has been labeled a terrorist organization by Israel, as well as other nations and banks, due to its funding and ties of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Rabbi Jennie Rosenn addressing the HIAS rally

Trump-era compromise on Presidents Conference chair reveals tensions

Instead of beginning her term as board chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on June 1, as originally planned, Dianne Lob will take over in April 2021

Dianne Lob, whose HIAS group has tangled with the Trump administration on its immigration initiatives, will have to wait a year to take over leadership of a coalition that aims to bring one Jewish voice on Israel-related issues. (Courtesy of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orga

Conference of Presidents vote for Dianne Lob as next Chair

Another vote that took place created a new position of ‘Chair-elect.’ Thirty-nine members of COP voted in favor of this motion, while one opposed and five abstained.

Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice President and Arthur Stark, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Amid internal tensions, Conference of Presidents to vote on ex-HIAS head

The letter called HIAS's work with other groups "inimical" to the COP's mission

HIAS SUPPORTERS take part in a pro-immigration rally in Washington last year.

HIAS head blames Trump for continued rise in antisemitism, hate

‘We can’t count on our national leaders to welcome the stranger and protect each of us, so we must rise to the occasion ourselves.’

Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)

Undaunted by Tree of Life attack, HIAS continues its mission

“We’d always known there were people out there who hated HIAS, hated our work. We’d always kind of ignored them as fringe and paid no attention whatsoever to them.”

HIAS SUPPORTERS take part in a pro-immigration rally in Washington last year.