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Generocity Op-Ed: Over-policing Black immigrants can turn one mistake into deportation

Opinion: Over-policing Black immigrants can turn one mistake into deportation

Weekly Wins Round-up: June 2021

Dear HIAS PA Supporter, On June 20th every year, we have the pleasure and honor of celebrating World Refugee Day,… MORE

Gay, Proud, and Secure: Illia’s Story

“Don’t let anyone keep you from being yourself.” Illia Matviienko, an LGBT client of HIAS PA’s Youth Team, spoke with… MORE

Increasing Higher Education Accessibility for English Learners and Immigrant Students through Mentoring

“HIAS PA students are usually English learners, non-US citizens, or, most often, both. The current college preparation curriculum (if any)… MORE

Watch It Now: What’s Really Happening at the Border?

Every year on June 6th we commemorate the MS St. Louis, a ship bearing refugees fleeing Nazi Germany which was… MORE

Weekly Wins Round-Up: May 2021

Dear HIAS PA Supporter, 50% of adults in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19! What a way to… MORE

What’s Happening in the Refugee Program?

In recent weeks, continuing shifts in federal policy have kept refugees in the news. We asked Jenny LaMotte, manager of… MORE

Who are the children coming from the border to Pennsylvania?

HIAS Pennsylvania is the state’s largest provider of immigration legal services to immigrant children and youth. We spoke with Tatiana… MORE

Citizenship Advocacy: May 2021

Have you (or someone you know) had difficulties applying for citizenship or another immigration benefit through USCIS?  On April 18,… MORE

With Six Month Deadline Looming, Biden Administration Risks Repeating Trump Failure On Green Cards For Liberian Immigrants

Pamela Roberts, a staff attorney representing more than a dozen LRIF applicants at HIAS Pennsylvania said: “Representing LRIF applicants who… MORE