Guerline Jozef is a Haitian-American activist who is co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance.
Biography Jozef had initially worked in audio-visual entertainment. After learning about a group of Haitians looking for asylum at the United States border in 2015, she changed her career and decided to work with the migrant population.
Jozef founded the Haitian Bridge Alliance, the only Black-led, woman-led, Haitian-American-led organization serving migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Jozef also co-founded the Black Immigrants Bail Fund and the Cameroon Advocacy Network. Jozef's work focuses on migrants of African Descent.
In 2021, Jozef won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. She chose to have the ceremony at the border, where she called for an end to Title 42 expulsion.
On behalf of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, Jozef filed criminal charges against Donald Trump due to his promotion of the Springfield pet-eating hoax.
Awards
2021: 40 Most Influential People on Race, Politics, and Policy, Politico 2021: Border Heroes Award, Las Americas 2021: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award 2022: Community Champion Award, Haitian-American Elected Officials Network 2022: Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association 2022: Newsmaker of 2022, The Haitian Times 2024: 100 Women, BBC) Dutty Bookman Award
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