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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary Form�Vv op ,. sk' fy� AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #10802 � II Fi Date: Requesting Department: City Commission Commission Meeting Date: 09/23/2021 Sponsored By: Jeffrey Watson District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Haitian Issue on the Texas Border Budget Impact Analysis Item has NO budget impact Total Fiscal Impact: Reviewed By City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 09/23/2021 9:00 AM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 09/24/2021 2:59 PM Office of the City Attorney Thomas M. Fossler ACA Review Completed 10/05/2021 9:17 AM Office of Management and Budget Leon P Michel Budget Review Completed 10/06/2021 1:31 PM Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy Attorney Review Completed 10/06/2021 2:52 PM Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 10/07/2021 2:29 PM Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 10/08/2021 9:35 AM �tzY,°v City of Miami City Hall " * `IIL111 IIATtA k ' „ 11 Legislation 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 r R % www.miamigov.com Resolution Enactment Number: R-21-0394 File Number: 10802 Final Action Date:9/23/2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN AND HIS ADMINISTRATION TO HALT DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO HAITI AND TO OFFER A FAIR AND HUMANE IMMIGRATION PROCESS BY SUPPLYING FOOD, TENTS, AND APPROPRIATE SANITATION FACILITIES TO PRESERVE THE HUMAN DIGNITY AND HEALTH OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS AWAITING PROCESSING AND THAT THEY BE AFFORDED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES; CONDEMNING ANY ABUSIVE TREATMENT TO HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS AT THE TEXAS BORDER; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN. WHEREAS, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and has long suffered through political instability, financial difficulties, violence, hurricanes, and earthquakes; and WHEREAS, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise was assassinated earlier this summer on July 7, 2021; and WHEREAS, on August 14, 2021, Haiti experienced a 7.2 earthquake, which caused large-scale damage across the country's southern region, destroying over 120,000 homes and taking more than 2,200 lives; and WHEREAS, Haitians have emigrated in record numbers to the United States' southern border to escape the political, environmental, and economic turmoil currently plaguing the country; and WHEREAS, President Joseph Biden's administration announced on September 18, 2021, that it will swiftly begin deporting Haitians who have gathered at the southern border beginning September 26, 2021; and WHEREAS, human rights activists have urged President Biden and his administration to halt deportation flights to Haiti and promptly return to the United States any Haitians who were eligible for temporary protective status ("TPS") and wrongly deported since May 21, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is particularly sympathetic to Haiti's pain because the hardworking Haitian community has so positively impacted the diverse cultures of the City and because the City is acutely aware of the dire needs of Haiti's population; and WHEREAS, the City desires to join these human rights activists in their call to urge President Biden and his administration to halt deportation flights to Haiti and to offer a fair and humane immigration process by supplying food, tents, and appropriate sanitation facilities to preserve the human dignity and health of Haitian immigrants awaiting processing and that they be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard to determine if they are entitled to the protections of the United States; and WHEREAS, the City condemns any abusive treatment towards Haitian immigrants at the Texas Border; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the City Code, the City Commission, by a majority vote, hereby deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Commission urges President Biden and his administration to halt deportation flights to Haiti and to offer a fair and humane immigration process by supplying food, tents, and appropriate sanitation facilities to preserve the human dignity and health of Haitian immigrants awaiting processing and that they be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard to determine if they are entitled to the protections of the United States. Section 3. The City Commission condemns any abusive treatment toward Haitian immigrants gathered at the Texas Border. Section 4. The City Commission directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this Resolution to President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, each Senator and Representative from Florida in the Congress of the United States, and Acting Director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Tae D. Johnson. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i ndez, Cify Httor ey 101712021 NOTE #1: Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission. NOTE #2: Per Directive, City Clerk's Office transmitted on 10/14/2021.