In the leadup to last year’s election, many promises were made about how protections for refugees and asylum seekers would be improved. Now, one year later, which of these promises have been kept and which remain unfulfilled? Join Melanie Nezer, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at HIAS, to hear what the current state of affairs is for the forcibly displaced, and what can be done to help.
Melanie Nezer is Senior Vice President, Public Affairs for HIAS, the global Jewish organization for refugees. In this role, she is responsible for planning, directing, managing and implementing strategies that represent and connect HIAS externally. HIAS Public Affairs is responsible for presenting HIAS to the world and creating powerful and sustained public support for our work and for refugees, with the goal of achieving just and humane global refugee and asylum policies and ensuring that people receive the support they need to rebuild their lives. Melanie has provided pro bono legal assistance to detained asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border and has visited many refugee communities around the world. Her 2019 Ted Talk, "The Fundamental Right to Seek Asylum," has been viewed over 1.8 million times.
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