Donald Kerwin
Vice-President for Advocacy, Research and Partnerships, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
Areas of Expertise
International migration, refugee protection, immigration law, human rights, nationalism, the rule of law, access to justice, labor standards, national security, Catholic social teaching
Donald Kerwin is Vice-President for Advocacy, Research and Partnerships for the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Kerwin has held leadership positions in the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC), the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS). He has also served on many boards, special commissions, and advisory groups. He served as a fellow with the Woodstock Theological Center and senior fellow with MPI. Mr. Kerwin writes and speaks extensively on international migration, refugee protection, US immigration law, human rights, and Catholic social teaching. He is the founder and editor in chief of the Journal on Migration and Human Security. He also serves as ED Emeritus at CMS, on the Academic Advisory Council for the Global Detention Project in Geneva, and on the editorial board of the International Migration Review.