News & Views

Watch It Now: Ask Me Anything: Immigrants in Detention

HIAS Pennsylvania’s Executive Director, Cathryn Miller-Wilson, discusses immigrants in detention with HIAS PA’s Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow, Matt Egler DiFerdinando.

Giving Tuesday 2021: Afghan Refugee Update

HIAS Pennsylvania’s 2021 Thankful Together

On Sunday, November 21st, we came together as a community to celebrate our refugee neighbors at our annual Thanksgiving event.

Post date: 11/22/2021

Watch It Now: Ask Me Anything: Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Status

Commemorating the events of September 11th, 2001, watch our Ask Me Anything from September 2nd, 2021.

We heard from HIAS PA’s Director of Social Services, Lucy Rabbaa, and HIAS PA’s Office Manager and former SIV, Mohammad Sadiq Sadeed, about the Afghan refugees coming to the US on Special Immigrant Visa status, the repercussions of the War in Afghanistan, and what the past month has been like for families like Sadiq’s.

Philadelphia World Refugee Day 2021 Highlight Videos

Did you miss Philadelphia World Refugee Day? Watch our highlight videos here!

(Video credit to PhillyCAM)

Video: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants

Learn about Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants. This video is presented in English and in Haitian Creole.

Informacion sobre el Programa de TPS para Venezolanos