Articles Tagged “Yvette D. Clarke”
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Caribbean American congresswoman Hosting Immigration Clinics for DREAMers
Caribbean American congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has begun hosting legal clinics geared towards assisting eligible young people ready to apply for benefits for temporary reprieve from deportation. The clinics, which are held in conjunction with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), include employment authorization and relief from removal or removal proceedings. “Deferred Action represents the [...]
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Yvetter Clarke won New York’s Democratic Primary elections
United States Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke of Jamaican parentage has won a landslide victory in New York’s Democratic Primary elections last Tuesday. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants , who represents the redrawn 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, heavily trounced her Democratic rival Sylvia Kinard, winning 88 per cent of the votes cast. [...]
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Jamaican Olympians, Cameron and Jackson Receive Congressional Awards in New York
Two of Jamaica’s most prolific Olympians, Grace Jackson, OD and Bertland Cameron, OD, were both presented with proclamations from the office of Yvette D. Clarke, 11th Congressional District, New York; and ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and member Small Business Committee, in the United Sates Congress; in honor of their outstanding contributions to [...]
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