117th Congress
A new focus on the lives and well-being of at-risk boys and young men of color is taking shape in Congress, said Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, a Florida Democrat, who launched the new Congressional My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Caucus on May 17.
Florida Rep. Wilson tells Biden to 'pay' migrants not to come to US
The Washington Time / September 23, 2021
Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson on Thursday called on President Biden to "pay" those fleeing Latin America for the U.S. southern border to "incentivize" them to remain in their country of origin.
Frederica Wilson Brings Back the Quality Higher Education Act"
Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / September 9, 2021
At the end of last month, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, brought back the "Quality Higher Education Act."
Frederica Wilson rails against Haitian deportation flights, calls treatment 'inhumane'
The Hill / Celine Castronuovo / September 23, 2021
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Thursday called on the Biden administration to immediately end the deportations of Haitian migrants gathered at the southern border, arguing that it is "inhumane" to send people back to a country "in tatters."
French Forces Kill ISIS Leader Believed To Be Responsible For Sgt. La David Johnson's Death
CBS Miami / Jessica Vallejo / September 16, 2021
Justice, finally, for a local hero and his family. The man believed to be responsible for the death of Sgt. La David Johnson from Miami Gardens is dead.
Wednesday, as part of the 213th anniversary of the creation of the Haitian flag, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) declared :
As campaigning for Haiti's on-again, off-again presidential vote begins for the fifth time Thursday, questions continue about whether the storm-ravaged country can hold fair and effective elections so soon after Hurricane Matthew hammered its southern region.
Haitian advocates appeal for immediate end to deportations and expansion of TPS
Miami Herald / Alex Daugherty / August 17, 2021
Haitian advocates appeal for immediate end to deportations and expansion of TPS
Miami Herald / Alex Dugherty / August 17, 2021
Members of Congress, Haitian-Americans and immigrant advocacy groups are calling on the Biden administration to expand Haiti's Temporary Protected Status designation after a major earthquake claimed at least 1,300 lives in Haiti's southwestern peninsula on Saturday.
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
Daily Harald / Aaron Morrison & Astrid Galvin / September 24, 2021
The images - men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico - provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:
U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long been anti-Black.