What We Do

Education & Research

a curricular module based on an innovative approach to learning that is built on five important steps in the student’s learning cycle: Context, Experience, Reflection, Action and Evaluation

a selected set of readings and reflections on the spiritual, ethical, and socio-political dilemmas faced by refugees, forced migrants and detainees

As part of its ongoing investigation into global detention conditions and standards for immigrant detainees, JRS/USA has compiled the results of a survey sent a survey to organizations working in the immigration detention arena in countries throughout the world, in particular those where JRS staff members are present. The survey contained twenty-three questions related to detention conditions for immigrants and asylees. Data was also collected from an identical survey returned by one other non-governmental organization as well as from research from websites run by JRS-Europe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Amnesty International-Netherlands, the Swedish Migration Board, Detention Watch Network and UNHCR.

Jesuit Refugee Service urges governments and civil society organizations worldwide to welcome refugees and other forcibly displaced persons in urban areas. JRS believes that adopting a positive and supportive approach to the presence of refugees in urban areas not only promotes their well–being but empowers them to use their energy and talents to benefit their host communities.