An expert on Immigration and Religion and Politics, The Rev. Richard Ryscavage, S.J., is professor of sociology and international studies and director of Fairfield University's Center for Faith and Public Life. Fr. Ryscavage served previously as national director of the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. He set up the first program to provide religious coordinators for immigration detention facilities of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. At the national office for U.S. Jesuits, he was the main advisor for international and domestic social issues. In addition, he chaired the humanitarian section of Interaction, the largest coalition of American agencies working internationally. He has represented Fr. Ryscavage was executive director of migration and refugee services for U.S. Catholic bishops, where he ran the largest refugee resettlement agency in the United States with an annual budget of $40 million. He was also president of a legal services corporation set up by the bishops to help new immigrants with legal issues. In 2006, Fr. Ryscavage was appointed official advisor to the delegation of the Holy See to the United Nations 61st General Assembly.