49+ min ago (226+ words) NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this edition of Tiempo, we learn more about a recent state-led international trade mission to Mexico by officials in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy alongside the statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the nonprofit Choose New Jersey recently spent a three-day, business-oriented trip to Mexico. The mission focused on deepening economic, educational and cultural partnerships between the Garden State and Mexico. There are more than 2 million Latinos who live in New Jersey, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Joining us to discuss the trip are Carlos Medina from the statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, and Mariana Diaz Nagore, head consul from the consulate of Mexico in New Brunswick. Also ahead, a return visit to the show by a Latina educator born and raised in the South Bronx. La Doctora Elaine Ruiz Lopez founded a…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago (390+ words) CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Immigration advocates, elected officials and community members will rally and speak out on Sunday after multiple people were arrested during an anti-ICE demonstration in Lower Manhattan. A rally and press conference will be held at Howard Street and Centre Street at 1 p.m. in Chinatown following Saturday's demonstration and arrests. It all started around noon on Saturday when protesters gathered outside of 209 Centre Street and blocked streets, building and exits. The area has been a hotbed for Federal law enforcement activity over the last month or so, with ICE cracking down on Canal Street. On Saturday afternoon, protesters converged on a garage apparently used by authorities - and things got heated. A total of 15 people were arrested. The NYPD says the anti-ICE demonstration quickly started after a social media post. Brad Newman, a resident, told Eyewitness News he had never…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (719+ words) TEL AVIV -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges - seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against the country's legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous changes in the region. But it immediately triggered denunciations from his opponents, who said it would weaken Israel's democratic institutions and send a dangerous message that he is above the rule of law. In a statement Sunday, the prime minister's office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. The president's office called it an "extraordinary request," carrying with it "significant implications." Netanyahu is the only sitting prime…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago (608+ words) The suspect in the shooting was granted asylum during Trump's second term. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to crack down on immigration following the shooting of two National Guard members in the nation's capital. The White House posted a video Wednesday evening in which Trump called the shooting an "act of hatred," and noted the alleged suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, was among hundreds flown to the U.S. during and after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 during the Biden administration. Trump railed against immigrants and those fleeing war-torn countries, calling for the reexamination of all Afghan immigrants admitted under Biden. RELATED: 1 of 2 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted shooting' has died, Trump says "This attack underscores the greatest national security threat facing our nation," he said. "The last administration let in 20 million unknown and…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago (197+ words) WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump said on Friday that any document signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen "is hereby terminated." It is unclear which orders Trump is referencing and how he is making those determinations. ABC News has reached out to the White House for more information. Trump claimed that the people who "operated the Autopen did so illegally." But the Justice Department's legal counsel states that autopens are lawful for signing bills into law. The president has repeatedly fixated on Biden's use of the autopen. In June, Trump claimed Biden aides illegally used the autopen to carry out "radical" policies and ordered the Justice Department and White House to investigate Biden's mental state when he was in office. At the time, Biden issued a statement to ABC News calling the probe "nothing more than a mere…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago (89+ words) Magic mushrooms could become legal in New Jersey if some lawmakers get their way. The Assembly's democratic-led health committee advanced a bill to legalize the drug. It's called psilocybin, and adults over 21 would have access to the drug for mental health treatment. While hallucinogenic mushrooms are banned under federal law, some states and cities have legalized the psychedelic. And a drugmaker is seeking FDA approval of a synthetic version, expected late next year or early 2027. The bill now goes to the Assembly's appropriations committee for consideration....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago (176+ words) HARLEM (WABC) -- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani spent part of his Thanksgiving with the Reverend Al Sharpton in Harlem. Both spoke at the National Action Network headquarters ahead of Sharpton's annual Thanksgiving dinner event. "I am thankful for many things this morning. I am thankful first and foremost to be here with each of you, spending this time together," Mamdani said. "Let Zohran play his role like it's never been played before. We might not like everything we see him doing but give him time beacuse we're dealing with chess not checkers," Sharpton said. Others joined the event, including Attorney General Letitia James and Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee. Sharpton is the founder and President of National Action Network and hosts the annual community Thanksgiving at the House of Justice in Harlem. NAN has sought to fill the gaps in the communities it…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (155+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- The incoming Mamdani administration has requested the resignations of 179 city employees, mostly political appointees by Mayor Eric Adams, ahead of Jan. 1. Most of the 179 employees work in the mayor's office at City Hall. Some are deputy mayors, commissioners, or members of the mayor's intergovernmental affairs and community affairs units. Some are still being vetted for possible jobs in the next administration A spokesperson for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said: "As is standard practice for a mayoral transition, the mayor-elect and his transition team are working to build their City Hall plan, which includes new staff in key roles to ensure they can deliver effectively on their agenda." The Mamdani transition committee says it has received roughly 70,000 resumes of people willing work in the incoming administration. He said the outgoing mayor handled things differently in 2021. The spokesperson said the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1042+ words) The White House has launched a new Ukraine-Russia peace push in recent weeks. The Kremlin's top foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, confirmed there is a "preliminary agreement" for U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff -- and likely Jared Kushner -- to visit Moscow next week, as the White House claims momentum toward a possible Ukraine-Russia peace plan. "As for Witkoff, I can say that a preliminary agreement has been reached that he will visit Moscow next week," Ushakov said in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin for the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin," broadcast on Wednesday. "We have agreed to meet with Mr. Witkoff. I hope he will not come alone, but will be accompanied by other representatives of the American team who are working on the Ukrainian dossier, and then we will begin discussions," Ushakov added. Witkoff, Ushakov said, will "definitely…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago (301+ words) A federal judge has struck down a Department of Homeland Security policy implemented in July that forced most immigrants who entered the United States without inspection to remain in detention throughout their removal proceedings. The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released. On Tuesday, Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes in California certified a class granting relief to migrants who "have entered or will enter the United States without inspection" and those who were not initially detained when they came into the country. In July, DHS instituted a policy that required ICE to consider immigrants arrested in the U.S. and deemed inadmissible as "applicants for admission." The policy removed immigrants' ability to seek release on bond regardless of whether they had been living in the U.S. for years or whether they had a criminal…...