Jesuit Refugee Service/USA

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (http://jrsusa.org) is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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Thursday! The Ignatian Solidarity Network will host a conversation on the Executive Orders on #immigration and #refugees with #Jesuit Refugee Service USA and the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States's Advocacy Office TOMORROW (2/2) at 1 p.m. EASTERN. Kristen Lionetti, Policy Director at the Jesuit Conference and Giulia McPherson, Director of Advocacy and Operations at Jesuit Refugee Service USA will offer insights on how the executive orders will impact immigrant and refugee populations, share policy insights, and present action steps that you as an advocate can take. Join them LIVE at: http://igsol.net/fb #refugeeswelcome (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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The Ignatian Solidarity Network will host a conversation on the Executive Orders on immigration and refugees with Jesuit Refugee Service USA and the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States's Advocacy Office TOMORROW (2/2) at 1 p.m. EASTERN. Kristen Lionetti, Policy Director at the Jesuit Conference and Giulia McPherson, Director of Advocacy and Operations at Jesuit Refugee Service USA will offer insights on how the executive orders will impact immigrant and refugee populations, share policy insights, and present action steps that you as an advocate can take. Join them LIVE at: http://igsol.net/fb #refugees #immigration #refugeeswelcome (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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These dramatic and discriminatory policies will only harm, not help, U.S. interests and our national security. They fly in the face of the core American values of welcoming persecuted families and individuals who come to the U.S. to rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. Visit the top story on our website to TAKE ACTION TODAY . . . . #RefugeesWelcome #Jesuit #Catholic #Refugees #Displaced #USA #immigration #migrant (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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#Refugees being resettled to the #USA undergo long and thorough security process before being admitted. “Extreme vetting” you might say. #WithRefugees. bit.ly/refreset (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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Earlier today Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, CSs.R., of the Archdiocese of Newark noted: “This nation has a long and rich history of welcoming those who have sought refuge because of oppression or fear of death. The Acadians, French, Irish, Germans, Italians, Poles, Hungarians, Jews and Vietnamese are just a few of the many groups over the past 260 years whom we have welcomed and helped to find a better, safer life for themselves and their children in America. Even when such groups were met by irrational fear, prejudice and persecution, the signature benevolence of the United States of American eventually triumphed. That confident kindness is what has made, and will continue to make, America great.” bit.ly/2kcl08I . . . #refugees #migrants #asylum #detention #Jesuit #Catholic #USA

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As Catholics who work to welcome refugees every day, we oppose any plan to reduce refugee admissions and to prevent Muslim refugees from being resettled in the United States. Please add your voice to ours in opposing any plans to ban resettlement of certain nationalities. See the top story at www.jrsusa.org for easy ways to help . . . #refugees #resettlement #asylum #Jesuit #Catholic #Trump #RefugeesWelcome (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Interim Executive Director Fr. Leo J. O’Donovan S.J. notes that welcoming refugees and migrants “reflects our desire to respond to the call of the Jewish and Christian scriptures to welcome strangers among us, especially those in danger or great need.” Our country’s welcome of these newcomers expresses who we are as a people. It is a sign of our commitment to the rights of refugees to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution. Read the full letter at www.jrsusa.org #Jesuit #refugees #migrants #PopeFrancis #POTUS #Trump #President #PresidentTrump #refugeeswelcome #immigration #detention #asylum (at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

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‘Dear Pope Francis’ book sales benefit Jesuit Refugee Service programs around the world

(Chicago) November 22, 2016 — Loyola Press had great success this year launching their book, Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World. Children were delighted by it; parents and grandparents enjoyed reading it with their families. Those signs of success were great, but they weren’t what made the most difference to us. It was the lessons we learned from the children and Pope Francis themselves. A portion of the book's sales are being donated to Jesuit Refugee Service/USA to support JRS global projects.

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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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The commitment continues: Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and the election

(Washington, D.C.) November 16, 2016 — It has been just over a week since the divisive presidential campaign came to its surprising conclusion. We have taken this time to consider soberly the implications of the upcoming change of administration, and its possible effect on the refugees and forced migrants which Jesuit Refugee Service/USA seeks to serve.

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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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Australia: JRS welcomes resettlement deal with USA

(King’s Cross, NSW) November 15, 2016 — Jesuit Refugee Service Australia welcomes the announcement by the Australian government that some refugees on Nauru and Manus Island will be resettled in the United States.

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Uganda: Government, humanitarian organizations issue appeal to end suffering of South Sudanese refugees

(Kampala) December 15, 2016 — On the third anniversary of the outbreak of violence in South Sudan, the Government of Uganda Office of the Prime Minister, six UN agencies and eleven humanitarian organizations in Uganda are appealing to the world to bring an end to the suffering of the South Sudanese people.

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Joint statement: EU leaders can save lives this winter

(Brussels) December 15, 2016 — Jesuit Refugee Service and other humanitarian organizations in Europe are gravely concerned that European policies are trying more and more to push people out of Europe, making it even harder to seek asylum, and leaving it to Member States of first entry, like Greece, to shoulder all the responsibility.