November 26, 2025

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San Diego, California—-Haitian Bridge Alliance expresses profound concern and strong opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s recent decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status  (TPS) for Haiti on February 3, 2026.

This decision is deeply troubling because, despite the termination, numerous credible assessments continue to confirm that Haiti remains dangerously unstable. For instance, ongoing reports from human rights organizations and U.S.-based observers highlight pervasive gang violence, widespread displacement, political turmoil, and the collapse of essential state institutions. Additionally, Haiti’s longstanding vulnerabilities—exacerbated by the 2010 earthquake which killed more than two thousand people  and subsequent crises—continue to threaten the lives and safety of ordinary Haitians. More than 90 percent of Port-au-Prince is controlled by gangs and  to tackle the severe insecurity crisis, the United States, through the United Nations, has funded that Multinational Security Support(MSS), led by Kenya, and most recently transformed it to the  Gang Suppression Force (GSF) Gang Suppression Force (GSF).  The United Nations Office of Migration announced more than 1.4 million people in Haiti have been displaced due to insecurity and gang violence.

Moreover, terminating TPS now places more than 350,000 to 500,000 Haitian nationals—many of whom have lived in the United States for over a decade—in immediate jeopardy of losing lawful status, despite their critical contributions to local economies across healthcare, construction, caregiving, and service industries.

Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance, issued a forceful statement:
“Let us be clear: ending TPS for Haiti is not a policy decision — it is an act of violence against Black migrants. When the U.S. government knowingly chooses to send people back to a nation engulfed in crisis, that is state-sponsored cruelty. It is a reminder that the lives of Black immigrants are still treated as expendable under a system built on racial hierarchy, anti-Blackness, and exclusion. We reject the idea that our communities must constantly justify their right to live, to work, to be safe. TPS is the bare minimum of protection, and even that is being stripped away. This is why we organize, resist, and demand a world where migration is not weaponized against the most vulnerable.”

Haitian Bridge Alliance calls on the U.S. government to reverse the decision to terminate TPS for Haiti and urges the United States Congress to create a permanent, humane pathway for Haitian TPS holders. We further urge federal officials to ensure that all assessments of country conditions remain transparent, accurate, and grounded in human rights principles rather than political expediency. Ultimately, Haitian TPS holders are essential members of our communities—workers, parents, caregivers, and neighbors—and deporting them would destabilize families, disrupt local economies, and betray America’s longstanding commitments to protecting those fleeing harm. Accordingly, Haitian Bridge Alliance stands firm in demanding compassion, justice, and dignity for all Haitian migrants during this critical moment.

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