New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs gun violence prevention legislation in Morristown, NJ. – MORRISTOWN, NJ/USA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Monsy Alvarado, NorthJersey.com Immigrants without legal status can now obtain professional and occupational licenses in New Jersey as long as they meet all other requirements under a bill signed into law Tuesday by […]
By Katy Murdza Two men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on August 5. One of the men died in a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to […]
WASHINGTON, DC: FWD.us is proud to join nearly 50 leading companies, trade associations and organizations, and attorneys in filing an amicus brief in response to the Trump Administration’s proposal to suspend various non-immigrant visa programs, including the H-1B, H-2B, J, and L visa programs. The amicus brief is available here, including a list of all […]
Portrait of sad refugee of Sudan man standing outside his new home in Kibutz Ibim, Israel. There are currently an estimated 60,000 African migrants in Israel. KIBUTZ IBIM, ISR – JULY 10 2007 (Shutterstock) In just a few weeks, a deadline looms that has the potential to impact the lives of South Sudanese immigrants who […]
Senator Kamala Harris waves to crowd after announcing her candidacy for president. Oakland, CA/USA – Jan 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) Los Angeles: The CHIRLA Action Fund cheered Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s pick of Sen. Kamala Harris for his vice-president. In choosing Harris, he has made a historic choice of a woman of color, the first-ever by […]
By Katy Murdza The Trump administration announced on August 3 plans to end the 2020 Census one month earlier than previously planned. The change has led to fears that immigrant and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities will be under-counted. This has the real potential to harm them financially and politically for years […]
By Paula Lindo, Trinidad & Tobago Newsday The Cabinet of the newly-elected government of TT has been sworn in. Led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, the team also includes Faris Al-Rawi who has retained his post as Attorney General, with Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal as Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs. […]
By Jackie Wielick, Estes Therapy After over 40 years of research, Dr. John Gottman has seen four main predictors of divorce and unhappy relationships. Divorce or separation doesn’t come without warning. You or your partner isn’t going to go to sleep completely happy with your relationship and then wake up the next morning and think […]
From Queens, New York to the White House, the Haitian-American is making history.
By BET Sen. Kamala Harris made history by being the first Black woman, Indian-American and HBCU alumni to be chosen as a vice presidential candidate. With Joe Biden by her side, she is more than prepared to take on Donald Trump and Mike Pence. However, everyone needs a team and Harris has come to depend […]
The Black West Indian diaspora community is a little-discussed but increasingly influential slice of the electorate of the nation’s biggest swing state.
By Marc Caputo, Politico LAUDERHILL, Fla. — Almost as soon as Kamala Harris became the first woman of Jamaican-Indian descent to be nominated for vice president, a mock White House menu of oxtail and jerk chicken cropped up on a West Indian diaspora Facebook group called Soca de Vote. Calls from Caribbean radio show hosts […]