Happy that HIAS and JFS of Western Mass welcomed this family after 20 years as refugees in Zimbabwe. Their January travel to the US was cancelled by the refugee ban, rebooked per court order in Pacito v Trump. On PBS NewsHour m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwE... va e ge r abweles ica roevrovr ve earud un

Trump-Vance vilified refugees, then vilified the Catholic Bishops for resettling refugees.Today the Bishops left the US refugee program.Catholicism, like Judaism, is clear on the imperative to welcome refugees. I have faith they, like us, will continue to do all they can to fulfill that imperative.

NYT video on the devastating impact that the USG’s dismemberment of humanitarian assistance is having on the people we (HIAS) and other humanitarian agencies serve. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/w...

Yes, the end of US humanitarian support has already resulted “in sickness, starvation and death” Shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

In spite of a 2 week old court order to restart the US refugee resettlement program, the Trump State Department has taken ZERO steps to do so - denying protection to Iranian Jews and other persecuted religious minorities. www.timesofisrael.com/how-trumps-r...

The ruling granting the injunction staying Trump’s UNLAWFUL dismantling of the US Refugee Admissions program is on-line. Pacito v Trump. Read it for yourself. refugeerights.org/wp-content/u...

On @pbsnews.org last night on how refugees have been a blessing to the country - a blessing and a Congressionally authorized legal immigration program which Trump is unlawfully dismantling. We’re fighting him in court. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Good news: I spent today in Federal Court in Seattle where @hias-refugees.bsky.social @irap.bsky.social & friends got an injunction against Trump’s unlawful, cruel, costly & completely unnecessary ban against the legal resettlement of refugees to the USA. There is still justice in this country.

Proud HIAS is an “et al” in Global Health Council et al v Trump.The Judge issued a TRO against Trump’s effort to politicize humanitarian assistance, break USG commitments to nonprofit partners and harm the vulnerable people we serve.The ruling speaks for itself. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Very proud of @hias-refugees.bsky.social for joining the first lawsuit against Trump’s 2025 refugee ban. Let’s make America greet again. Refugee resettlement is safe and legal immigration. It is a blessing to this country and to the refugees themselves. Reopen it now. hias.org/statements/h...

The good news is that Trump finally re-opened the door for refugee resettlement to the U.S. The bad news Is that it’s limited to White Arikaners from South Africa….

Bring Elizabeth home now.....

So he shuts down ALL refugee resettlement to the United States but…. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

1/26: VP Vance lied to @margaretbrennan.bsky.social #FaceTheNation that CatholicChurch gets $100m from govt to “resettle illegal immigrants.” 1/28: Stephen Miller lied to CNN @jaketapper.bsky.social that Biden gave an agency “responsible for resettling illegal aliens” $3B.The lies went unchallenged.

I am very proud of my faith community, especially as my government slams the door on ALL refugees and immigrants - documented and otherwise, and persecutes those who are already here. religionnews.com/2025/01/27/i...

JD Vance accuses Catholic Church of being motivated by fin’l interests to protect funding to “resettle illegal immigrants” THEY ARE LEGALLY ADMITTED REFUGEES JD! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Honored to have HIAS’ work honored by @raskin.house.gov but sad it happened the same week as Trump slammed the door on refugee resettlement - a safe and LEGAL immigration pathway for people fleeing persecution.

"We know that the accusations now lobbed against potential immigrants echo those once used to close the gates of the United States to Jewish and other unwanted immigrants" truah.org/press/rabbis...

“America is at its best when we welcome refugees." - @mjhetfield.bsky.social As President Trump takes office, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the rights and safety of people seeking refuge, in the U.S. and around the world. Read our full statement:

Trump in Oval Office: “I’m fine with legal immigration.” But refugee resettlement - which he just suspended - IS LEGAL IMMIGRATION

My blog post on whether Trump’s anticipated EO on refugees will, in the words of Marco Rubio, make America “safer, stronger or more prosperous.” Spoiler alert - the answer is “no.” hias.org/news/refugee...

Let’s start my first day on Blue Sky on a positive note in memory of MLK Jr - “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that…”Trying to remember that as we fight this nasty EO Trump is about to issue banning refugees…