HBA v. Biden

JAC: Biden Administration Should Extend Humanitarian Support to Haitian Community, Rather Than Deterrence and Punishment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES—As the humanitarian emergency in Haiti becomes increasingly dire, President Biden must use all available tools to support asylum seekers. Below is a statement by Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy, Counsel at Justice Action Center: “The United States’ long and shameful history of demonizing and discriminating against Haitian asylum seekers has contributed to the […]

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After Title 42’s End, Plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden Allege Continued Racial Discrimination and Rights Violations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Haitian asylum seekers continue to suffer under the U.S. government’s Haitian Deterrence Policy, plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden allege in a supplemental complaint filed last week. The complaint details the ongoing harms plaintiffs experience nearly two years since they were abused in the CBP encampment in Del Rio, Texas, as

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14 States and District of Columbia File Amicus Brief Supporting Haitian Plaintiffs in HBA v. Biden

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden, a federal class action lawsuit that seeks justice for the more than 15,000 Haitian asylum seekers abused in Del Rio, Texas in September 2021. The following is a statement by the HBA

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Co-Counsel in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden File Opposition to DOJ’s “Baseless” Motion to Dismiss

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Co-counsel in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden, seeking justice for the more than 15,000 Haitian asylum seekers abused in Del Rio, Texas in September 2021 have filed an opposition in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion to dismiss their federal class action lawsuit. This filing follows the release of a Customs and

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CBP Report Reflects DHS’s Lack of Accountability & Justice for Haitian Migrants Abused in Del Rio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, Custom and Border Patrol’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issued a 511 page “Report of Investigation” on the September 19, 2021 incident in Del Rio where Border patrol threatened Haitian asylum seekers with split reins and verbally abused individuals who were bringing food and water back to their families. 

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Nine Months After CBP Abuse Against Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, No Movement Towards Accountability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2022 DEL RIO, TEXAS—More than nine months ago, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declared that an investigation into the horrific abuse of Haitian asylum seekers by CBP agents on horseback in Del Rio, TX would be “completed in days—not weeks.” Instead of a swift and fair investigation, the Office

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Un Recours Collectif Fédéral Allègue le Traitement Raciste et Abusif des Migrants Haïtiens à Del Rio

PUBLICATION IMMÉDIATE 20 Décembre 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Alléguant des violences physiques, de la discrimination raciale, le refus de fournir des produits de première nécessité et des traitements médicaux, ainsi que l’absence totale de traitement des demandes d’asile, Haitian Bridge Alliance, 11 demandeurs d’asile haïtiens, Justice Action Center et Innovation Law Lab ont intenté aujourd’hui une action

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Federal Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Racist and Abusive Treatment of Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Alleging physical abuse, racial discrimination, denial of basic necessities and medical treatment, and a complete failure to process asylum claims, Haitian Bridge Alliance, 11 Haitian asylum seekers, Justice Action Center, and Innovation Law Lab brought suit against the Biden administration today. The federal class action lawsuit alleges the U.S. government violated

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