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Watch It Now: Ask Me Anything: Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

On October 17th, 2023, HIAS Pennsylvania held this Ask Me Anything program about immigrant survivors of domestic violence, in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This program discuses the unique challenges immigrant survivors of domestic violence face and resources available to help them. HIAS Pennsylvania’s Executive Director, Cathryn Miller-Wilson, moderates the conversation and is joined by Stephanie Costa and Isabel Abreu, Managing Attorneys at HIAS Pennsylvania.

Opinion | Help migrants get jobs faster

By Cathryn Miller-Wilson Published December 13, 2023 The Dec. 10 front-page article “Some states spurn migrants. The Rust Belt wants… MORE

Five ways the Parker administration can help immigrants in Philadelphia

By Cathryn Miller-Wilson and Margaret O’Sullivan Published November 28, 2023 “Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker will face many questions when she takes… MORE

The Crisis Is in Washington, Not at Our Southern Border

By Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Executive Director, HIAS Pennsylvania Published November 17, 2023 “Instead of turning to the obvious solution for our… MORE

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

July 2023 Stories from the Front Lines

Working together to welcome asylum seekers to Philadelphia Governor Abbott continues to send buses of asylum seekers from Texas to… MORE

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

Summer Internships: Leah Sutton-Smith ’25

Why did you apply for this internship? “I wanted to work with an organization that supports refugees and immigrants, and… 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