JUNE 26, 2026
Contact: media@haitianbridge.org,  Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org

SAN DIEGO, CA. — Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) condemns today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe  permitting the Trump Administration to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Haiti. This decision places hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants— —including roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals fleeing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises —in immediate danger of deportation, family separation, and forced return to life-threatening conditions.

This ruling is more than a legal decision—it is a devastating blow to families who have built their lives in the United States, raised U.S. citizen children, strengthened local economies, and contributed immeasurably to their communities. Parents now face the impossible choice of leaving their children behind or taking them to a country engulfed in armed violence, political instability, and humanitarian collapse.

“This SCOTUS decision abandons families at their moment of greatest need,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. ” No family should be torn apart because policymakers chose politics over the rule of law and basic human dignity. The United States cannot ignore the role that decades of failed U.S. foreign policy have played in Haiti’s political instability, economic collapse, and humanitarian crisis, then turn around and punish the very people forced to flee those conditions. Deporting Haitian families into a country overwhelmed by armed gangs, where there is evidence most of those guns used by gang members are coming from the United States, widespread displacement, and institutional collapse is not justice—it is a profound moral failure. We will not stand by while Black and Brown immigrant communities are sacrificed for political expediency. The Haitian Bridge Alliance will continue fighting in the courts, in the halls of Congress, and alongside our communities until every TPS holder receives the protection, dignity, and permanent security they deserve.”

While HBA remains fully committed to challenging these unlawful actions in court, lasting protection requires congressional action. In addition to its litigation efforts, HBA  in collaboration with FLIC, FANM, IFSI , IJDH, UNB have launched a robust legislative advocacy campaign with cross-movement coalition partners to secure permanent protections for TPS holders. HBA and its partners have successfully secured passage of legislation in the House to extend TPS protections for three years  and are now working closely with the United States Senate to ensure swift passage of S. 4814, the Senate companion measure.

The Supreme Court’s decision makes congressional action more urgent than ever.

The Haitian Bridge Alliance calls on every person who believes in justice, family unity, and human dignity to immediately contact their United States Senators and urge them to vote YES on S. 4814. Congress has both the authority and the moral obligation to protect families from unnecessary separation and prevent hundreds of thousands of people from being forced back into danger. Our communities are watching. Our families are counting on Congress to act. History will remember who stood on the side of justice.

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