A webinar series, moderated by JRS/USA leaders, and featuring guest experts, which will examine pressing migration challenges and offer a forum to build strategic partnerships. It will also educate the public on refugees, forced migrants, and immigrants during a time of misunderstanding and uncertainty.

About the webinar

In a time when immigration and refugee protection are highly contested, JRS/USA’s Ignatian Migration Dialogue webinar series will bring values, evidence, and a person-centered perspective into dialogue on pressing refugee and migration challenges.

Hosted monthly by Donald Kerwin, JRS/USA Vice President of Advocacy, Research, and Partnerships, or Kelly Ryan, President of JRS/USA, each webinar will feature guest experts exploring the intersection of law, policy, and faith—and how we are called to respond.

Why Attend?

• Understand: Break down the legal and policy shifts shaping immigrant and refugee rights.

• Connect: Hear how Catholic Social Teaching applies to today’s challenges.

• Act: Learn practical steps to advocate for just and humane migration policies.

Series Themes

Each month will highlight urgent topics including:

• • Impact Litigation

  • Welcoming Centers & Community Responses

  • Religious Liberty & Immigrant Rights

  • Immigrant Detention Practices

  • State & Local Immigration Measures

  • Birthright Citizenship and Statelessness

  • Catholic Advocacy for Migration Justice

  • Sessions on Specific Refugee Communities

  • Executive Orders & Federal Policy Changes

  • Mass Deportations and Human Dignity

  • Migrant Deaths

  • Public Safety and National Security