Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 18, 2022 RESOLUTIONS | FROM PAGE 1 system to make claims for legal status. Status of Haitians trying to enter U.S. was second resolution The successful resolution on Haitians’ status was sponsored by two of the three new members of the City Council this Text of the Malden City Council Resolution calling on the federal government to cease deportations to Haiti under Title 42 R 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 At this time, the state requires everyone to wear masks We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! 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WHEREAS Malden is home to thousands of Haitian immigrants who contribute to the workforce, economy, and cultural vibrancy of the city, many of whom maintain ties to family and community members still in Haiti; and is located within the Greater Boston Haitian diaspora which is the third largest in the United States; and WHEREAS, On March 25, Zonta Club of Malden President Michelle Luong advocated for the Malden City Council to take a stance against child marriage at its meeting on Tuesday; Councillors later passed a resolution to that eff ect with a unanimous vote. year: Councillors-at-Large Karen Colón Hayes and Carey McDonald. Councillor McDonald spoke in favor on the fl oor for the resolution. Councillor Hayes was not in attendance Tuesday night. On the condemnation of child marriage in Massachusetts, Councillor Linehan, one of four original sponsors of the resolution, said, “I was horrified and could not believe this was still on the books in Massachusetts when [members of] Zonta brought this to me. Most states have changed their laws and are against this. We are outliers and we must take this step as well.” Ward 7 resident Michelle Luong, a member of the Zonta Club of Malden and a former Malden School Committee member, spoke in favor of ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...Great Opportunity to own a piece of Route One! This long standing strip mall offers over an acre of land with ample parking, high traffic area and great visibility. Four leased units and one vacant unit with front exposure - ready for new owner. Offered at $3,500,000 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com 2020, the Trump Administration initiated a deportation policy under a public health law that restricts immigration at the United States-Mexican border based on an invocation of the Public Health Act under Title 42 of the U.S Code (“Title 42”) in confl ict with U.S. constitutional law and international law; and WHEREAS, The Biden Administration has continued the immigration policies of the Trump Administration, further ramping up deportations, leading to mass expulsions of Haitians under Title 42; and WHEREAS Haitian migrants are unable to make claims for asylum as required under U.S. law and international law. Consequently, the actions of the Biden administration are contrary to U.S. and international laws against returning migrants to persecution and torture; and WHEREAS, In early September 2021, images revealed the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who, mounted on horseback, used the hides of their whips to violently chase Haitian migrants, a cruel reminder of slavery and the anti-Blackness embedded in this country’s immigration policy; and WHEREAS, On September 24, 2021, Haitian community leaders in Boston organized a protest in front of the John F. Kennedy federal building denouncing the deportations of Haitian migrants and the inhumane treatment by border offi - cials. Many local and state offi - cials joined in this protest; and WHEREAS, The deportations under Title 42 have only escalated, with the U.S. government deporting nearly 14,000 Haitian migrants since September 2021, totaling more than 17,000 Haitian migrants deported to Haiti since the beginning of the Biden Administration: and WHEREAS, On Thursday, February 3, 2022, during Black History Month, the Biden Administration chose to extend its practices of deportation under Title 42, despite widespread opposition from human rights groups, public health officials, elected offi cials, and asylum advocates; and WHEREAS Migrants are forced to return to a Haiti rife with political, social, and economic instability and are often at a greater risk of kidnappings, abuse, and violence. The United States government recognizes the risk in Haiti as the State Department’s Level 4 travel advisory to U.S. citizens currently states, “Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and COVID-19:” and WHEREAS, The City of Malden has long welcomed immigrants from many nations his city – whether fl eeing persecution or terror, escaping gender-based violence, seeking reunion with family members, or pursuing economic opportunity; and WHEREAS, This country has a legal and moral obligation under its founding principles, its own laws, and international laws and treaties, to receive migrants in distress in search of relief and refuge, thus measures restricting access to asylum must not be allowed to become entrenched under the pretense of public health; and WHEREAS President Biden has expressed his commitment to reverse Trump-era immigration policies and build a humane immigration system; and WHEREAS, We have an obligation as a City Council to ensure that we have a government and a community committed to justice and dignity for all people, including Haitian migrants seeking refuge; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Malden City Council calls for the federal government to reverse the Title 42 determination and immediately halt the deportation of Haitian migrants, thereby allowing them to seek due process through our legal system to make claims for legal status. Sponsors: Carey McDonald and Karen Colón Hayes
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