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HIAS Pennsylvania will close at 1PM today in observance of Thanksgiving, and will open again on Monday morning.
"The U visa rejections came without warning, and the reasons seemed absurd, said Vleidmy Velarde, who supervises the agency’s Immigrant Victims of Crime Initiative. On the form, a client would answer that he had no children, only to have his application rejected because the next question, left blank, asked for the names of those children."
fusion.inquirer.com/news/no-blank-space-trump-aila-hias-uscis-ice-changes-forms-fees-policies-reg...
Under Trump, hundreds of small changes in immigration rules have had a huge impact
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Now, immigration advocates say, it’s up to the incoming Biden administration to identify and undo this myriad of often hard-to-catch revisions.Giving Tuesday is in ONE WEEK!
Ways to support immigrants in Philadelphia through HIAS Pennsylvania on Giving Tuesday - and any other day of the year:
1. Donate to our Giving Tuesday campaign!
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2. Create your own fundraiser for HIAS PA!
www.facebook.com/fund/HIASPennsylvania/
3. Share HIAS Pennsylvania's page with your friends, family, and network! We're on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
4. Print out and decorate our signs, and post them to your social media, talking about why you support HIAS Pennsylvania! Make sure to tag us in your posts!
We could not do what we do without you! Thank you for all that you do to support HIAS Pennsylvania!
"There's no way forward without doing right by the undocumented individuals who are keeping all Americans alive as our country continues to combat the coronavirus crisis."
milkeninstitute.org/power-of-ideas/economic-recovery-covid-depends-citizenship-undocumented-immig...
Economic Recovery from COVID Depends on a Citizenship Pathway for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants
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Establishing a strong immigration system is critical to keeping families safe and ensuring new opportunities for everyone across the country.Join HIAS Pennsylvania's Detained Children's Program Manager, Mary McCabe, for a discussion (en Español) about what happens when children arrive at the border.¿Qué pasa si su niño llega solo a la frontera? Acompáñenos en esta conversación con Mary McCabe de HIAS.
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