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Domestic violence, always difficult, can be even harder to escape in Philly’s Latino communities

Domestic violence, always difficult, can be even harder to escape in Philly’s Latino communities

Penn Carey Law clinic files complaint against Pa. correctional facility’s treatment of immigrants

“The Transnational Legal Clinic filed on behalf of the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, the Pennsylvania Immigrant Resource Center, HIAS… MORE

A welcoming map: Community organizers launch first Philly map in Arabic

“As the workshop continued, Al-Obaidi overheard one attendee, a Syrian refugee, share that while he was on his way to… MORE

“Now I am Free”: A Gay Ugandan Builds Community in the U.S.

  “My first impression [of Philadelphia] was, now I am free. No one is going to start pointing fingers at… MORE

WHYY – World Refugee Day

Cocktail Tasting, High Prices at the Jersey Shore, World Refugee Day

Synagogues Continue Aiding Afghan Refugees Two Years After Taliban Takeover

In recent years, HIAS PA has increased outreach to faith organizations to bolster volunteer resettlement efforts. Afghan refugees are still… MORE

Welcoming Fund continues raising money as more migrant buses arrive

Welcoming Fund continues raising money as more migrant buses arrive

Philadelphia receives its 20th bus of asylum seekers since last November

“[HIAS PA’s Executive Director, Cathryn] Miller-Wilson says she isn’t worried about the number of migrants. Rather, the real problem is… MORE

What would Philadelphia’s immigrant communities like to see from the next mayor?

“Cathryn Miller-Wilson, executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, said the School District of Philadelphia and other organizations must ensure they provide… MORE

HIAS PENNSYLVANIA: A ‘No Brainer’ Opportunity for a Young Lawyer

“A month into starting as a new attorney at Blank Rome, LLP, I was asked if I was interested in… MORE