November 21, 2024

Contact: sjoseph@haitainbridge.org, [email protected] 

San Diego, CA – Haitian Bridge Alliance strongly condemns President-elect Donald Trump’s reported plans to declare a national emergency to enact a mass deportation program. Such a proposal represents an alarming threat to human rights, the rule of law, specifically those seeking asylum and safety.

Haitian Bridge Alliance applauds the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for filing a lawsuit to gather specific details from the U.S. Immigration and Customs on how Mr. Trump will carry out his plan. According to reports, the proposed program would target undocumented individuals, facilitating an unprecedented wave of detentions and deportations that would disproportionately impact Black and brown immigrants. This plan risks further marginalizing vulnerable populations, including Haitian migrants, many of whom fled severe insecurity, gang violence, and humanitarian crises in search of safety and stability in the United States.  

“Mass deportations under the guise of a ‘national emergency’ are not only cruel but also a blatant abuse of power,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “This is yet another tactic to dehumanize immigrants and perpetuate racism.”

The Haitian Bridge Alliance calls on all policymakers, advocates, and community leaders to stand in solidarity against these dangerous proposals. We urge the incoming administration, Congress, and the American public to resist efforts to normalize xenophobic policies under the pretext of national security.  We further call on the United States Congress to overrule Mr. Trump’s proposal by passing a joint resolution out of the House and Senate.