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USF President Speaks Out in Support of Undocumented Students

Jesuit college and university leaders across the country have been taking public stands in support of undocumented students since the results of the U.S. presidential election became clear. Earlier this week Fr. Paul Fitzgerald, S.J., president of University of San Francisco, spoke out during an interview with CNN.
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Kino Border Initiative Findings on Dangerous Deportations Confirmed in USCIRF Report

A report released earlier this week from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Barriers to Protection: The Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal, confirms the first-hand testimony that the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), has gathered about individuals who are wrongly deported to danger. KBI, a work of the U.S. and Mexican Jesuits and other Catholic partners, is a binational organization that works in the area of migration and is located in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
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Jesuit Refugee Service Joins Tent Alliance To Help Refugees Worldwide

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) recently announced that it has joined the Tent Alliance, a partnership of major companies and nonprofit groups dedicated to helping refugees worldwide, with an ultimate goal of finding solutions to end the global refugee crisis.