Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-301, the title of which is as follows: (Commissioner Rich)

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, OPPOSING AND CONDEMNING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY OF FORCIBLY SEPARATING MINOR CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES; DIRECTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE WHITE HOUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-11:11 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion)
 
VOTE: 7-0.  Commissioner LaMarca participated telephonically and was inaudible during the vote.  Commissioner Ryan was not present.

Formal Board approval is necessary for the adoption of a Resolution.

Enables the adoption of the above Resolution.

On April 6, 2018, the Trump Administration announced an official "zero-tolerance policy" ("Policy") for offenses under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a), pursuant to which immigrants entering the Southern Border illegally will be referred for prosecution. The Policy has the effect of separating children from their parents at the border.

It is well documented that the forcible separation of children from their parents has detrimental effects on the health and mental wellbeing of children and parents alike. Through this Resolution, the Board opposes and condemns the Policy as inhumane and directs the County Administrator to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the White House, the United States Attorney General, and the United States Department of Homeland Security.