March 21, 2025

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San Diego, CA –  Today, the Haitian Bridge Alliance unequivocally condemns President Donald Trump’s announcement  to terminate the legal status of more than 500,000 Nicaraguan, Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan migrants admitted under the Biden Administration’s CHNV humanitarian parole program effective April 24, 2025. This is not policy—it is premeditated cruelty, rooted in white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and xenophobia.

The CHNV program, initiated in 2023, was designed to offer temporary safe haven to migrants fleeing authoritarian regimes, economic collapse, and political violence—conditions often worsened by U.S. interventionism and neoliberal policies. As of February 2025, over 500, 000 nationals from these countries were approved under this legal pathway. 

The revocation of their status is not only a direct assault on immigrant families but a clear signal that the Trump administration is doubling down on authoritarianism and ethnic cleansing. During his campaign, he referred to these migrants as “poisoning the blood of our country”—language that echoes 20th-century fascist regimes.

“Let’s be clear: this is a war on poor, Black and Brown people who dared to seek safety,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “These families have followed the rules. Now they are being told they’re no longer welcome because Trump wants to rally his base with racist fear-mongering.”

We remind the public that the CHNV program has been life-saving. Nearly all of its beneficiaries were vetted, sponsored, and admitted legally. Terminating this program is not just an immigration rollback—it’s an orchestrated effort to unleash ICE, tear apart families, and criminalize the very existence of people of color on U.S. soil, consistent with the agency of Project 2025. 

We call on Democrats and Republicans—to publicly denounce this move, defend the CHNV program, and take legislative action to protect those at risk. Silence is complicity.