Summary
- President Biden’s executive order on immigration, closing the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers, has sparked criticism from some American-Jewish groups.
- The timing of the order, coinciding with historical events related to Jewish refugees, has raised concerns among advocates.
- Liberal Jewish organizations like HIAS have condemned the order, citing Jewish values of welcoming refugees.
- While some Jewish groups are protesting the order, others have remained silent, possibly due to other pressing issues like the Israel-Hamas conflict and rising antisemitism.
