Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2017-437 pertaining to extending Haiti's Temporary Protected Status Designation for 18 months beyond January 22, 2018, the title of which is as follows: (Commissioner Holness)

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO HONOR HIS CAMPAIGN PLEDGES TO THE HAITIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY BY EXTENDING HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION FOR 18 MONTHS BEYOND JANUARY 22, 2018; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-11:52 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
 
VOTE: 8-0.  Commissioner Ryan was not present.

The Resolution, if adopted, will express the County's support for Haiti's Temporary Protected Status Designation for 18 months beyond January 22, 2018.

Enables adoption of the above-described Resolution.

During the May 9, 2017, Board Meeting, the Board voted to sign and transmit a letter urging President Donald J. Trump and the United States Department of Homeland Security to extend Haiti's Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The letter also urged Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals for at least another 18-month period.  On May 22, 2017, Haiti's TPS status was extended for a six-month period.

The proposed Resolution urges President Donald Trump to honor his campaign pledges to the Haitian American Community by extending Haiti's Temporary Protected by status designation for 18 months beyond January 22, 2018.

Heidi Richards, Chief of Staff, District 9, (954) 357-7009