ICE Resistance & The Struggle for Human Rights in L.A.: Liberation, Black Resistance, & the Legacy of the Haitian Revolution with Guerline Jozef, Founder, & Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Allian

The Resistant Communiqués Collective is ecstatic to present Season I, Episode III of the Resistant Communiqués Podcast this July, featuring an insightful discussion on the national protests resisting ICE, particularly in Los Angeles, California, with Ms. Guerline M. Jozef: "ICE Resistance & The Struggle for Human Rights in L.A.: Liberation, Black Resistance, & the Legacy of the Haitian Revolution with Guerline Jozef, Founder, & Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance". In it, we discuss national protests against ICE, the Haitian community in the United States, and the history of Haiti.The Trump Administration, flush with cash from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, has transformed ICE into the most significant and best-funded policing force in history. As we finished this episode, news broke that the Trump Administration was going to begin deporting Haitian green-card holders and those with TPS status under the guise of fighting Viv Ansanm, a Haitian gang and "terrorist" organization. As with Venezuelans, while those who will be facing deportation allegedly have criminal ties, in practice, most of those who will experience targeting have no criminal history and have no links to Viv Ansanm. What they're preparing for is a massive anti-immigrant purge that will happen nationwide, with the summer's LA protests an opening salvo in what's to come.The recent news from the Trump Administration and the U.S. State Department makes our discussion with Ms. Guerline M. Jozef all the more critical. Ms. Guerline M. Jozef, a Haitian-American, serves as the Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance and is a human rights advocate. In our conversation, Guerline explains the effect that this immigration crackdown has had on the Haitian community and contextualizes it within the long history of U.S.-Haitian relations, as well as the Haitian Revolution.The Haitian Revolution was an early blow struck for human rights: Haitians led the vanguard in fighting for the essential dignity of all people and an end to chattel slavery. Today, Haiti is spoken of disparagingly, but it was a potent symbol of freedom throughout the 19th century. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass said in 1893 that:"We should not forget that the freedom you and I enjoy to-day; that the freedom that eight hundred thousand colored people enjoy in the British West Indies; the freedom that has come to the colored race the world over, is largely due to the brave stand taken by the black sons, of Haiti ninety years ago".SUBSCRIBE ON SUBSTACKOur incredible guest, Ms. Guerline M. Jozef (she/her), is a prominent human rights advocate and strategist, best known as the Founder and Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance—the only Black womynx-Haitian-American-led organization supporting migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, with a focus on people of African descent. She co-founded the Black Immigrants Bail Fund and the Cameroon Advocacy Network and created Tales from the Borderlands and Beyond. Recognized globally, Jozef was named one of POLITICO's most influential ppl on race and police in the U.S, the BBC's 100 Women of 2024, WASHINGTONIANS' 500 People changing policies in the U.S., and has received numerous honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and the AFL-CIO's 2024 GMLK Human Rights Award. She has testified at the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. She has been featured in prominent media outlets, including CNN, BBC, MSNBC, ABC, Forbes, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, Politico, The Griot, and Democracy Now! She is a powerful voice for racial and social justice, human rights, and the rights of immigrants.Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), also known as "the Bridge", is a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies 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 lighten the load"). Follow HBA at HaitianBridge.org and on social media on X, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok: @haitianbridge. 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Jozef, Jamila Hammami, and Zeb LarsonFeaturing:Resistant Communiqués Podcast Introduction: Jamila HammamiResistant Communiqués Podcast episode Co-Hosts: Jamila Hammami and Zeb LarsonResistant Communiqués Podcast episode guest: Ms. Guerline M. JozefResistant Communiqués Podcast episode outro: Zeb LarsonRoyalty-Free Music:Music Editing: Zeb LarsonMusic Mixing: Jamila HammamiRoyalty-Free Music:Podcast Intro Music: Cheel - Soft FeelingEpisode Intro Music: Wayne Jones - ConnectionEpisode Music: Karl Casey - New DawnEpisode Outro Music: Cheel - Soft Feeling----This Substack is reader-supported. To receive the new Resistant Communiqués Podcast episodes and Multimedia Syllabi in your inbox, consider becoming a free subscriber. To support this grassroots work and receive special Behind-The-Scenes long-form videos of our interviews and other exciting benefits, consider becoming a paid subscriber today.SUBSCRIBE ON SUBSTACK TODAY This is a public episode. 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