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    • ‘All they want is safety’: How Philly, US groups will aid Afghan refugees coming to America

    “”We were told about a week and a half ago, or two weeks ago, ‘OK, get ready. We are going… MORE

    Former Afghan interpreters in Philly watch and worry amid a scary, deadline effort to evacuate their colleagues

    “Today Sadiq Sadeed is office manager at Philadelphia-based HIAS Pennsylvania, where he helps immigrants start new lives in the United… MORE

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

    All too often, the “good moral character” required to naturalize, receive other immigration benefits, and pass employment tests means living… MORE

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

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

    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

    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

    The Reins of Power: How Immigration Law Has Evolved to Reflect Our Country’s Value System

    In this episode of On Record PR, Leslie Richards goes on record with Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Executive Director of HIAS Pennsylvania, to discuss the history… MORE

    Cathryn Miller-Wilson: Proposed legislation would acknowledge that immigrants are a public good

    Cathryn Miller-Wilson: Proposed legislation would acknowledge that immigrants are a public good  

    Biden action on Liberian immigrants has community in Philly hopeful

    “The LRIF application process was hampered by a slow launch, cumbersome procedures, and delays,” reads the order. The new policy… MORE

    The hardest change to immigration policy post-Trump? Ending the mind-set that immigrants are criminals.

    “The incoming Biden administration has pledged to undo as much as it can as fast as it can. But the… MORE