US EditionBiden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
- President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced leaders like Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
- Biden also pardoned immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir and criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith Pradia, both of whom were convicted of nonviolent offenses.
- Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that his conviction was politically motivated.
- This round of pardons follows Biden's record-setting day, where he pardoned nearly 2,500 people, as reported by NBC and KYMA/KECY.
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Ravi Ragbir, immigration advocate, celebrates pardon by President Biden
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- For the first time in a very long time, immigration advocate Ravi Ragbir says he’s now able to walk down the street – without looking over his shoulder. It’s been an anxiety-ridden journey PIX11 News has documented for almost a decade, as Ragbir worried that federal immigration agents would take him into custody and deport him back to his native Trinidad. More Local News "Since 2018 since you worked with me, I have been…
With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation
(RNS) — Immigration rights activist Ravi Ragbir, who had been under a deportation order since his release from prison for fraud in 2006, received a pardon from President Joseph Biden in a last-minute flurry of pardons issued Sunday (Jan. 19). “I am so grateful to President Biden for this pardon, which has lifted a burden that I have carried for so many years,” said Ragbir in a statement. “The uncertainty and instability of not knowing what tomo…
Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey, Others in One of His Final Acts of Presidency
In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora. Born on August 17, 1887, in Saint Ann’s […] The post Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey, Others in One of His Final Acts of Presidency appeared first on The Wa…
Biden Posthumously Pardons Marcus Garvey; Howard Law Professors And Students Had A Part In It
In one of his final moves as President, Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Garvey’s supporters have long argued that the conviction effort to silence the social justice champion as he fought for racial equality for Black Americans, the Associated Press reported. Garvey, who was deported to his home country Jamaica after being convicted, died in 1940. In a statement on Sunday, the Howard Unive…
President Biden Pardons 5 People
On January 19th, 2025, President Biden pardoned five people during his last full day in office. The pardon power of the president is found in Article II, Section II, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, which states “The President… Shall have power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States except in Cases of Impeachment.” In a statement, President Biden said “America is a country built on the promise of second …
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