Today, on International Women’s Day, we honor the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King who was a singer, civil rights leader, author, and global human rights advocate whose leadership helped shape one of the most transformative movements for justice in modern history.

The Haitian Bridge Alliance mourns the profound loss of Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who died from while suffering from complications linked to an untreated tooth infection while being detained in an ICE facility in Arizona.

Frederick Douglass delivered this speech named "Lecture on Haiti" following his tenure as the U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti from 1889 to 1891.

HBA calls for an immediate, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Shah Alam’s release and death and urgent reforms to ensure no one—especially a disabled refugee—is ever abandoned again.

Haitian Bridge Alliance applauds @pressley.house.gov for filing a discharge petition to force a vote to EXTEND TPS for more than 300,000 Haitians. 155 Members of Congress, including Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social have already signed on. We need 63 more signatures to move this forward.

Yesterday, we lost a towering civil rights leader whose lifelong advocacy for justice, equality, and human dignity profoundly impacted immigrants and marginalized communities in the United States and around the world. Rest in Power, Rev. Jesse Jackson🕊️

Join us in NYC for a viewing of the Haitian play, The Waterfall!

Last week, HBA was in Springfield, Ohio, working with our partners and community members as we were preparing for a potential ICE raid, as the termination of TPS for over 375,000 Haitians was set to expire and terminate by the trump administration.

HBA is grateful to the @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social + Congressional Garifuna Caucus for convening the first-ever Afro-Latino Roundtable in the 50-year history of the CHC! This historic convening created long-overdue space for Afro-Latino communities to be centered, seen, heard, and valued.

🚨 Yesterday, a federal judge postponed the Trump Admins attempt to strip Haitian TPS holders of status while the case proceeds All TPS status protections remain in effect, including that they cannot be detained based on their immigration status + remain authorized to work

This Black History Month marks 100 years of celebrating Black history, beginning with Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week in 1926 and growing into the global celebration we have today HBA celebrates Black love connection and unity across the diaspora! #BlackHistoryMonth

🚨Just In: HBA and @aflcio.org, along with over 350 faith-based, labor, and civil rights organizations, sent a letter to President Trump and his administration urging them to reverse their decision to terminate Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haiti.⁠⁠ #TPS4Haiti

People all around the world are raising their voice for our Haitian community. We need your help next! The Trump administration wants to terminate TPS for Haiti on February 3rd. We cannot allow families to be torn apart and deported to danger.

The Trump Administration is set to terminate TPS on February 3rd, putting more than 375,000 Haitian TPS holders at risk of immediate danger, including family separation. LIVES ARE ON THE LINE. We NEED your help to protect them #TPSForHaiti 🇭🇹

Alex Pretti’s murder, followed by the killing of Renée Good, both by an ICE agent in the same city, is the product of unchecked federal power that allows the use of deadly force against unarmed citizens.

TPS for Haiti is set to end on February 3, and that could put America’s seniors at risk by deepening the nationwide care crisis. Today in our nation’s capitol, HBA joined a powerful crowd of leaders to urgently advocate for TPS to be extended and redesignated for Haiti 🇭🇹

Administrasyon Trump la anonse plan li pou mete fen nan Paròl Reyinyon Fanmi (FRP) pou moun ki soti Kolonbi, Kiba, Ayiti, Ekwatè, Gwatemala, Ondiras, ak El Salvador, atravè yon avi ki te pibliye nan Federal Register.

The Trump admin announced its plan to terminate grants of Family Reunification Parole (FRP) for people from Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador in a Federal Register Notice.

Today, as cruelty is normalized and immigrant communities — especially Black and Brown migrants — face aggressive enforcement, family separation, and dehumanization, Dr. King's words ring truer than ever. We still have to dream that things don't have to be this way.

TOMORROW! HBA's Executive Director, Guerline Jozef, will be joining Haiti Policy House to discuss the current U.S. immigration policy landscape affecting Haitians RSVP today: bit.ly/49qe28e

The Haitian Bridge Alliance is proud to be one of the co-counsels representing TPS for Haiti and Venezuela with our phenomenal partners: @ACLU_Norcal @ACLU_SoCal @UCLA_CILP @NDLON NTPSA v Noem, is lead by @TPS_alliance

This year marks 16 years since the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, claiming over 250,000 lives. TPS was created to protect lives in the aftermath. Today, we NEED your help to protect it as the Trump admin is planning on terminating TPS for Haiti on February 3rd.

Soon we will be at a crucial hearing in the NTPSA v. Noem case impacting Haitian and Venezuelan TPS communities ⁠ TPS has meant decades of safety, stability, + the ability to raise US citizen children. Now, that security is under threat + families are at risk of being separated

No matter how this regime will justify her murder by ICE, RENEE was GOOD. US citizen, Renee Good, was shot in broad daylight by ICE thugs in a Minneapolis neighborhood yesterday. This Trump regime doesn’t care about citizenship status, it cares about control and power. Rest in power Renee Good 🕯️

Today we honor our ancestors, known and unknown, who paved the way for the freedom and liberation of all people Their sacrifice will forever be remembered and never be allowed to be erased Our very existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹 Happy Ancestors day Bonne fête des Ayeux Bòn Fèt Zansèt nou yo!

On January 1, 1804, Haiti was made free Today, we celebrate the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti became the first Black republic and the first free nation in the Americas to abolish slavery. Haiti’s existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹

Today we honor Kuumba (Creativity) — the commitment to use our imagination, art, and skills to leave our communities more beautiful, just, and whole than we found them. Happy Kwanzaa

This year has had many painful moments; our communities are constantly under attack, traumatized by the very government that should protect them. To our supporters, thank you for being by our side every step of the way as we fought through this created chaos.

Today we honor Nia, the commitment to build and develop our communities with intention and care Happy Kwanzaa!

Today we honor Ujamaa—the principle that calls us to build, uplift, and protect our communities together. Happy Kwanzaa

Today we honor Ujima, the commitment to building and protecting our communities together 🖤💚❤️

On Christmas Eve morning, ICE abducted a 27 year old Haitian father outside a health clinic in Barrio Obrero—while he was accompanying his wife to a prenatal appointment

Happy Kwanzaa! May the seven principles guide us in collective care, justice, and liberation 🖤❤️💚

Happy Kwanzaa! May the seven principles guide us in collective care, justice, and liberation 🖤❤️💚

From all of us at Haitian Bridge Alliance, we wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season. ⁠ May this time bring moments of rest, care, & connection. Please stay vigilant, and for urgent situations, reach out to the HBA team: [email protected]⁠

The Haitian Bridge Alliance will be closed starting at 2pm tomorrow and will reopen on January 5th. Our hotline is available for urgent emergencies only. Please stay safe and stay vigilant this holiday season 🇭🇹🎄

Hundreds of thousands flee their home country not by choice but by force. Today, HBA honors their courage and reaffirms protecting anyone seeking safety, especially during this dangerous admin targeting innocent people. We are all in this together #InternationalMigrantsDay

It’s #InternationalHumanRightsDay Take action so we can keep showing up to protect communities, spearhead groundbreaking lawsuits + liberate people from for-profit detention centers. Help our team continue to be at pivotal moments in immigration history bit.ly/hbadonate

The termination of TPS is set to take place in February for Haitians across the country who sought a LEGAL remedy to stay in the country.

Haitian Bridge Alliance has stood up to injustice and cruelty, responding with care, compassion and action. While we continue to walk alongside our community we need you to stand with us during this difficult time. ⭐️Giving Tuesday is the best time to join our fight. bit.ly/hbadonate

In a move so heinously calculated, the Trump Admin has terminated TPS for hundreds of thousands of Haitian families the eve before Thanksgiving TPS protects Haitians in the US from deportation + allows them to work. Families across the country are now at risk of being separated

HBA calls on the US gov to reverse the decision to terminate TPS for Haiti and urges Congress to create a permanent, humane pathway for Haitian TPS holders. "If Haiti doesn't warrant TPS, which country does?" says HBA's Executive Director, Guerline Jozef Stay tuned for updates

Today we honor the Battle of Vertières — the final battle that secured Haiti’s independence and reshaped the course of global freedom for Black people everywhere Vertières enslaved Africans defeated Napoleon’s army, making Haiti the first nation to lead a successful slave revolt

As temperatures drop and winter approaches, the Haitian Bridge Alliance is launching our community-driven initiative to ensure immigrants across New York, Springfield and beyond are not left out in the cold.

On this Veterans Day, we honor the countless veterans who have served with courage, even when the government refused to recognize their own humanity and dignity.

U.S. State Department has issued guidance instructing consular officers to consider chronic health conditions—such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and mental health disorders—when determining visa eligibility under the public charge rule.

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 160 mph it heads towards Jamaica. At least seven hurricane-related deaths have been reported across the Caribbean so far, with three each in Jamaica and Haiti and one in the DR.

During these dark times, the Haitian Bridge Alliance commends Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for his unwavering commitment to protecting immigrant communities from dehumanization and federal overreach.

Today we honor Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the father of Haitian Independence. Just two years after leading the only successful slave revolt and declaring independence, his vision of absolute freedom was cut short. Haiti’s victory paved the way for liberty across the Americas. Rest in Power🇭🇹

Ayiti, the Taino name for Haiti meaning “the land of high mountains.” 🇭🇹 On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Queen Anacaona, Caonabo. From Taino resistance to the Haitian Revolution, the spirit of this land has always carried the fight for freedom.