There are two Americans being held in China that the United States has designated as wrongfully detained. Youlin Chen is a seismologist who has been detained for more than two years, and Min Zin is a ...

The foundation supported the families of these captives as they advocated for their loved ones’ freedom by providing operational and strategic support to the Bring Our Families Home Campaign. The ...

June 2026 marked four years since Olga Jezler, a U.S. legal permanent resident (LPR) and entrepreneur, was wrongfully detained in Russia. Olga moved to the United States in 2016, fell in love with U.S ...

WASHINGTON – Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments account for the largest number of Americans held captive abroad and the U.S. needs to improve the process by which wrongful detentions ...

The Foley Foundation considers the detention of an American to be unlawful or wrongful** based on criteria found in the Robert Levinson Hostage-Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act adopted ...

James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonstock corporation formed under Chapter 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes. EIN: 47-1759388 ...

WASHINGTON – The Board of Directors of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation announced Thursday the recipients of two 2026 James W. Foley Freedom Awards, honoring four exceptional leaders and ...

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation is proud to share the following joint statement: We, the families of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Kayla Mueller and Steven Sotloff, welcome the news that two ISIS ...

WASHINGTON – The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation announced today that Dr. Sebastian L. Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security ...

WASHINGTON — The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes today’s Executive Order establishing a suite of new authorities and tools to deter governments from engaging in the wrongful detention of ...

The Foley Foundation, in partnership with the McCain Institute, hosted an online event that brought together policymakers, advocates, government officials, and family members of Americans unjustly ...

James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonstock corporation formed under Chapter 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes. EIN: 47-1759388 ...