Former Ambassador David M. Robinson Named JRS/USA Executive Director

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is announced that David (Rob) M. Robinson has been appointed executive director. Robinson will assume his new duties on April 3, 2017.
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Jesuit Refugee Service Expresses Great Disappointment Over Recent Executive Order

"Our Catholic and Jesuit identity calls us to welcome the stranger and to approach different faith traditions and cultures with openness and understanding. We must not give in to fear. We must continue to defend human rights and religious liberty,” said Fr. Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., Interim Executive Director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
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National Catholic Organizations Implore DHS Secretary Kelly to Apply Catholic Values to Immigration Policy

As leaders representing national Catholic advocacy organizations and religious orders, we are deeply troubled by the pattern of arrests, detentions, and deportations of undocumented immigrants across the nation.