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    • Immigrant Relief Fund prevents homelessness

    Alicia* fled to the United States to claim asylum and gain protection from the dangers of her life in El… MORE

    Weekly Wins Monthly Round-up: July

    If anything has become painfully apparent in the past few months, it is that the simple can easily become complex—just… MORE

    Meet Our Staff: Michelle Nava

    “I knew that I wanted to help my community the way HIAS PA helped my family.” -Michelle Nava We spoke… MORE

    Help us #SaveAsylum

    On July 9th, 2020, the federal Administration issued another new proposed rule in an attempt to gut the US asylum… MORE

    Watch It Now: Ask Me Anything: The Racist Underpinnings of Immigration Law

    As people become more aware of the underlying structural racism within many American institutions and its effects, it becomes even… MORE

    HIAS PA Advocates for Immigrant Health During COVID-19

    Meagan Hume, HIAS Pennsylvania’s Health Coordinator, spoke at the House Democratic Policy Hearing on COVID-19 Disparities on July 15th, 2020…. MORE

    Weekly Wins Monthly Round-up: June

    If there is one thing I have learned over these past couple of months, it is that we really are… MORE

    Money restored for Philly program that provides legal counsel to immigrants

    Thank you all for helping us #SavePaifup! https://www.inquirer.com/news/paifup-philadelphia-deportation-vera-kenney-gym-fels-hias-juntos-20200630.html Read more here.

    DACA Ruling Helps Local Israeli Seek US Citizenship

    https://www.jewishexponent.com/2020/06/24/daca-ruling-helps-local-israeli-seek-us-citizenship/

    “My Conversation with a DREAMer”

    Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and HIAS Pennsylvania’s Latino Outreach and Immigration Services Coordinator Gerardo Jimenez Castillo discuss DACA.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwBn3iDq2n/