Guerline Jozef

Guerline Jozef is a Haitian-American activist who is co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance.

Guerline Jozef
Organization	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.^[1]

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.^[2] Jozef's work focuses on migrants of African Descent.^[2][3]

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.^[1]

On behalf of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, Jozef filed criminal charges against Donald Trump due to his promotion of the Springfield pet-eating hoax.^[3]

Awards

• 2021: 40 Most Influential People on Race, Politics, and Policy, Politico^[1][4]
• 2021: Border Heroes Award, Las Americas^[4]
• 2021: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award^[4]
• 2022: Community Champion Award, Haitian-American Elected Officials Network^[4]
• 2022: Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association^[4]
• 2022: Newsmaker of 2022, The Haitian Times^[2]
• 2024: 100 Women, BBC)
• Dutty Bookman Award^[2]