Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Editorial credit: Steve Edreff / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) alarming practice of making arrests in federal immigration courthouses. In an amicus brief filed in African Communities Together v. Lyons, Attorney General James urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]

Attorney General James Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua

Attorney General James Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com AG James Co-Leads 14 Attorneys General in Submitting Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of TPS for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan Immigrants NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James on July 18, co-led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to […]

Attorney General James Announces Arrests of Bronx Deed Thieves for Stealing $340,000 Share of Family Home

Attorney General James Announces Arrests of Bronx Deed Thieves for Stealing $340,000 Share of Family Home

Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrests and indictments of Chenenne Guevarra-Francis, a retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective; Merrick Dammar, an attorney; and Barbara Guevarra-Francis, a retired nurse, for stealing a 50 percent ownership stake of a family home […]

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Scientific Research and Education Programs

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Scientific Research and Education Programs

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com AG James Co-Leads Coalition of Attorneys General in Defending National Science Foundation Funds and Efforts to Increase Diversity in STEM  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop its illegal attempts to cut […]

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Moves to Cut Billions in State Education Funding

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Moves to Cut Billions in State Education Funding

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com AG James Leads Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Targeting of States for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in K-12 Schools NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James on April 25, led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unprecedented and unlawful […]

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers

Federal Agencies Violated the Law by Firing Thousands of Probationary Workers Without Warning  AG James and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Reinstate Fired Workers NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally firing […]

Attorney General James Issues Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Guidance for Schools

Attorney General James Issues Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Guidance for Schools

AG James Leads 14 Attorneys General in Reminding Educational Institutions of Benefits and Legality of DEIA Initiatives NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in issuing guidance to K-12 schools, colleges, and universities outlining the benefits, legality, and importance of common diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility […]

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after reports that the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the World Trade Center Health Program: “Recklessly cutting the staffing, funding, and resources that ensure 9/11 first responders and survivors get […]

Attorney General James and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk’s DOGE

Attorney General James and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk’s DOGE

Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access […]