the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Sep 1, 2025
This article is excerpted and translated from the July issue #329 of La Voix des Travailleurs (Workers Voice), the journal of the Organisation des Travailleurs Revolutionaires (Organization of Revolutionary Workers) active in Haiti.
Since Donald Trump authorized the mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have been living in the United States for many years, the press has been reporting on the arrival of these Haitian migrants at the Cap Haitien airport.
Tired, ostracized, and criminalized by a racist and xenophobic administration, these Haitians say they did not want to wait for the ultimate humiliation of being arrested and imprisoned by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officers before being deported.
Repression is intensifying throughout the United States: ICE raids, arbitrary arrests, raids in working-class neighborhoods, churches, schools, and workplaces. Even legal residents and U.S. citizens are caught in the nets of this repressive machine.
Many immigrants in the United States live in seclusion, terrified of leaving their homes. A real manhunt is underway. The consequences are immediate and dramatic. Deprived of work permits, these migrants have become illegal, without social security or income. They find themselves without jobs, without wages, without the possibility of helping their relatives back home. In Haiti, remittances from the diaspora—about four billion dollars a year—are a source of survival for millions of people. Taking away these resources condemns entire families to poverty, both here and there.
This attack is not only aimed at immigrants. It is directed against the entire working class. By pushing immigrants into the shadows and depriving them of their rights, Trump and his henchmen are seeking to sow division and break solidarity. In this way, they hope to weaken the resistance of all workers.
Only mobilization and active solidarity among all exploited people, regardless of their origin, can push back against Trump and his administration.