Caribbean-American Democratic U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, led 43 of her colleagues in a letter to Secretary Kristi Noem of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging President Trump to issue an immediate designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Jamaica following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa.
Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn. She also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
