United States

United States

Founded

1881

Connect

info@hias.org

Linkedin Instagram

HIAS has helped millions of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people rebuild their lives in the United States over the course of more than a century. While the context has changed, our priority has remained the same: to provide welcome and compassion to newcomers in a moment of transition.

Since the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) began, HIAS has helped refugees begin a new chapter in their lives after fleeing violence and persecution. Working through our network of resettlement partners across the country, HIAS welcomes resettled refugees, asylum seekers, and other displaced people. We provide initial resettlement services, housing assistance, employment training and career development, social integration and services, and legal support.

Despite the Trump Administration’s devastating attacks on refugee resettlement, the asylum system, and immigration in general, HIAS is still providing humanitarian assistance to newcomers in the U.S. With the Jewish community behind us, we advocate for the rights of all refugees and immigrants and deliver vital support through protection services, mental health care, and economic empowerment.

Our Work

HIAS helps refugees and asylum seekers find safety and welcome in the United States through protection services—including legal support, preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, looking after children’s rights, providing safe housing, ensuring access to food, and resettling refugees. We also provide mental health care and social integration services to help newcomers heal and rebuild their lives in their new communities. Additionally, we support refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people with economic support, including direct financial assistance, job training, and career development. HIAS engages Jewish communities to provide direct assistance to newcomers as well as advocate alongside us for fair and humane immigration policy and global humanitarian aid to support displaced people around the world.

Protect Displaced People
Learn more

Impact

Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunites with his family in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025. HIAS provided Fon with legal and social services and helped him reunite with his wife and children. (HIAS)

Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunites with his family in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2025. HIAS provided Fon with legal and social services and helped him reunite with his wife and children. (HIAS)

HIAS Helps Asylum Seeker Reunite with His Family

Fon remembers what it felt like to keep moving, even when his body was exhausted, and his future was uncertain.

By the time he reached the United States, he had crossed 13 countries on foot to reach safety (as well as the notoriously treacherous Darién Gap). He was living with a disability and relied on a wheelchair and crutches to get through each day. Like so many displaced people, he carried trauma from what he survived, grief for what he lost, and fear of what could still happen next.

“The pain in my country was scarier than the Darién Gap. On my way to the U.S. I was conscious I could die on the journey,” Fon said “I didn’t come to the U.S. looking for a new life. I came looking for safety.”

Read more

HIAS’ services are free. If someone tries to charge you for services claiming they represent HIAS, please report it at our confidential email address: ethics@hias.org. HIAS has a zero-tolerance policy on fraud and corruption. 

For any other inquiries please email us at info@hias.org.