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Asylum Sessions

Centering Black Migrant Voices

During this session, participants will hear from two Black asylum seekers as they share their own experience with the asylum process and the ways they are supporting others on their journey. Speakers will discuss the challenges and discrimination Black asylum seekers face during their asylum process.

Following this session, participants will:
Understand common experiences of Black asylum seekers in the U.S.
Understand challenges and discrimination facing Black asylum seekers in the U.S.


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Presenters

Rev. Daniel Ulysse,Ordained Baptist Minister, National Caribbean American Republican

Rev. Daniel Ulysse is an Ordained Baptist Minister, National Caribbean American Republican, the Chair of the American Asian Caribbean Group Inc, and Co-Chair of the General Secretariat Haitian Diaspora. He is a clinically trained Chaplain and community organizer.

Guerline Jozef, Co-founder and Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance

Guerline Jozef dedicates her life to bringing awareness to issues that affect us all locally and globally such as Immigration, Domestic Violence, Child Sexual abuse, human rights violations. Ms. Jozef is the co-founder and executive director of Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), a US-based nonprofit organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies. HBA provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, deportation defense, legal, and social services. It has a particular focus on Black migrants from the Caribbean and Africa, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses.

Ms. Jozef is also the co-founder of the Black Immigrants Bail Fund, which provides free assistance and relief to black immigrants she is also the Founding Member of the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN) fighting to get TPS and other protection for our Cameroonian community members. For her leadership, she has been the recipient of prestigious awards—most recently, the Las Americas’ 2021 Border Heroes Award, 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, and 2022 National Haitian-American Elected Officials Network Community Champion Award.

Her motto in life is “Anpil Men Chay Pa Lou” (Haitian Creole – many hands lighten the load).

Benson Njuguna

Benson is an asylum seeker in the United States of America who went through the DHS- ICE detention program. Before coming to the USA, he was a certified Public Accountant (CPA), and studied Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Masters of Law (LLW) with a focus on International Commercial Law, and an MBA with focus on Strategic Management.

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