Nelson A. King

2 weeks ago | politicsny.com | Nelson A. King

Posted on New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general won a court order on Thursday, May 22, stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). On March 13, Attorney General James led the coalition in suing the administration after it announced plans to eliminate 50 % of ED’s workforce.

2 weeks ago | caribbeantoday.com | Nelson A. King

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and immigration advocates have strongly condemned the United States Supreme Court ruling stripping more than 350, 000 Venezuelans of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Donald Trump administration to move forward with revoking TPS for more the Venezuelan immigrants, paving the way for their loss of work authorization and putting them at risk of deportation.

2 weeks ago | caribbeantoday.com | Nelson A. King

NEW YORK, New York – The Brooklyn, New York-based Guyana Independence Celebration Committee New York (GICCNY) said on Saturday that it will honor murdered 11-year-old Adrianna Younge at Guyana’s annual Independence Parade and Celebration in Brooklyn on June 1.

2 weeks ago | caribbeantoday.com | Nelson A. King

NEW YORK, New York – Immigrant advocates on Friday expressed cautious optimism about the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision to retain the temporary block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The Alien Enemies Act is a US law passed in 1798, granting the President of the United States wartime authority to detain, arrest, or deport non-citizens of enemy countries. President Donald Trump has invoked the Act to deport Caribbean and other nationals.

2 weeks ago | caribbeantoday.com | Nelson A. King

WASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of 20 Attorneys General says they “stand together” to defend the birthright citizenship as the United States Supreme Court Thursday heard oral arguments defending the nationwide injunction against President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.