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A T&T-born US judge has blocked Donald Trump’s deportation order on unaccompanied children.
District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan made global headlines on Sunday with the decision. Born in San Fernando, Sooknanan went to Naparima Girls’ High School. She received her B.S., summa cum laude, from St. Francis College in 2002, her M.B.A., with distinction, from Hofstra University in 2003, and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School in 2010.
Sooknanan was appointed to the District Court in January.
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