JUNE 10, 2026
Contact: media@haitianbridge.org,  Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org

SAN DIEGO, CA — Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for signing an executive order creating the Maryland Immigrant Rights Protection Task Force, a statewide initiative aimed at protecting immigrant communities from fraud, exploitation, and discrimination. The task force will bring together state agencies, the Attorney General’s Office, and other state leaders to coordinate efforts to safeguard immigrant Marylanders.

The executive order comes at a critical time as immigrant communities across the country face increasingly sophisticated scams and exploitation by individuals seeking to take advantage of vulnerable populations. In addition, this taskforce serves as a response to the Trump administration’s draconian and racist policies targeting and persecuting immigrants. The task force will operate for 12 months and focus on strengthening protections and accountability.

“Haitian Bridge Alliance commends Governor Moore for taking decisive action to protect immigrant families,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “This executive order sends a powerful message that immigrants deserve dignity, safety, and equal protection under the law. Maryland is demonstrating what leadership looks like by proactively addressing the challenges facing immigrant communities and ensuring that bad actors are held accountable.”

HBA remains committed to working alongside policymakers, advocates, and community leaders to advance policies that protect the rights and well-being of immigrants throughout the United States.

ABOUT HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE

Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), also known as “The Bridge”, is a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies, foreign policy, and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services, with a particular focus on Black migrants, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses. HBA also seeks to elevate the issues unique to Black migrants and builds solidarity and collective movement toward policy change. Anpil men chay pa lou (“Many hands make the load light”). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @haitianbridge