July 4, 2025

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SAN DIEGO, CA —As the United States celebrates its independence today, Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) reminds the nation that true freedom cannot exist while immigrant communities, Black and brown people, and vulnerable families are terrorized by inhumane policies  and  xenophobic travel bans. While fireworks light the sky, countless Black and Brown asylum seekers and migrants — including Haitian families  fleeing violence and a humanitarian crisis  — remain caged, deported, or denied basic dignity at our borders, at the same, this administration imports White South Africans  under the false guise of a genocide in South Africa. America cannot claim to be the land of the free while actively weaponizing its immigration system against those seeking refuge and opportunity — all while creating a different set of rules that openly welcome white people in this country. 

“On this Fourth of July, we refuse to join in the hollow celebration of ‘freedom’ while our people are hunted and treated as disposable,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “The United States and Haiti are the two oldest republics in the Western Hemisphere and should be standing together as partners in the fight for freedom and human rights. Instead, the U.S. shuts its doors when the people of Haiti need support the most — especially given the direct role U.S. foreign policy has played in destabilizing the island. We demand an America where liberty is not a luxury for the privileged few, but a right guaranteed to all, regardless of race, nationality, or immigration status. Yet, we hold hope that America can live up to its highest ideals, and we honor all those — past and present — who fight tirelessly to make liberty and justice a reality for everyone.”

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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 build solidarity and a collective movement toward policy change.
Anpil men chay pa lou (“Many hands make the load light”).
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