Resolution 2018-30365RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -30365
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL
CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
IN, AND TO PERMIT ACCESS BY ELECTED FEDERAL
REPRESENTATIVES TO, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION
CENTERS AND SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN.
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order purportedly
ending a previously implemented "zero tolerance" immigration policy under which adults were
criminally prosecuted for illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico; and
WHEREAS, under the "zero tolerance" policy, detained parents were separated from
their children due to federal prohibitions on housing children in facilities for persons criminally
detained; and
WHEREAS, although the policy and practice of family separation has been amended to
prospectively prevent the separation of infants and children from their parents when detained by
U.S. immigration authorities, approximately 2,300 children still remain in federal immigration
facilities and continue to be separated from their families with no direction in the President's
Executive Order regarding a reuniting process, or how families will be detained together in the
future; and
WHEREAS, recently, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and U.S. Congresswoman Debbie
Wasserman Shultz attempted to enter the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied
Children in their humanitarian mission to assess the adequacy of the medical care, housing,
education, and nutrition being provided to detained immigrant children, but they were denied
access and information relative to the facility; and
WHEREAS, medical organizations in the areas of psychology, psychiatry, and
pediatrics issued letters of protest regarding the "zero tolerance" policy noting the negative
effects of separating migrant children from their parents and, as stated by the National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, "[t]raumatic life experiences in childhood, especially
those that involve the loss of a caregiver or parent, cause lifelong risk for cardiovascular and
mental health disease "; and, as noted by the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
"[s]o many of these children know no other adult than the parent who brought them there "; and
WHEREAS, as long as children remain in federal immigration detention and shelter
facilities, the honoring of basic human rights requires that the United States Department of
Health and Human Resources provide and maintain adequate medical care, housing, nutrition,
and educational standards, and allow access to such facilities by federal elected officials to
monitor the well -being of the children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby strongly urge the United States Department of Health and Human
Resources to provide and maintain adequate medical care, nutrition, housing, and educational
standards in, and to permit access by elected federal officials to, federal immigration detention
centers and shelters for children.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this a7 day of ✓ane _ 2018.
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MIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: June 27, 2018
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND
MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING, AND
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN, AND TO PERMIT ACCESS BY ELECTED
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION
CENTERS AND SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Michael Gongora, the above - referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the June 27, 2018 City
Commission meeting.
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeochfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305 -673 -7411
July 9, 2018
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar II,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018- 30365:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND
MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING, AND
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN, AND TO PERMIT ACCESS BY ELECTED
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION
CENTERS AND SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Gongora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on June 27, 2018.
Respectfully,
Kafael E. GFanado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Gongora
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30365
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL
CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
IN, AND TO PERMIT ACCESS BY ELECTED FEDERAL
REPRESENTATIVES TO, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION
CENTERS AND SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN.
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order purportedly
ending a previously implemented "zero tolerance" immigration policy under which adults were
criminally prosecuted for illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico; and
WHEREAS, under the "zero tolerance" policy, detained parents were separated from
their children due to federal prohibitions on housing children in facilities for persons criminally
detained; arid
WHEREAS, although the policy and practice of family separation has been amended to
prospectively prevent the separation of infants and children from their parents when detained by
U.S. immigration authorities, approximately 2,300 children still remain in federal immigration
facilities and continue to be separated from their families with no direction in the President's
Executive Order regarding a reuniting process, or how families will be detained together in the
future; and
WHEREAS, recently, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and U.S. Congresswoman Debbie
Wasserman Shultz attempted to enter the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied
Children in their humanitarian mission to assess the adequacy of the medical care, housing,
education, and nutrition being provided to detained immigrant children, but they were denied
access and information relative to the facility; and
WHEREAS, medical organizations in the areas of psychology, psychiatry, and
pediatrics issued letters of protest regarding the "zero tolerance" policy noting the negative
effects of separating migrant children from their parents and, as stated by the National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, "[t]raumatic life experiences in childhood, especially
those that involve the loss of a caregiver or parent, cause lifelong risk for cardiovascular and
mental health disease "; and, as noted by the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
"[s]o many of these children know no other adult than the parent who brought them there "; and
WHEREAS, as long as children remain in federal immigration detention and shelter
facilities, the honoring of basic human rights requires that the United States Department of
Health and Human Resources provide and maintain adequate medical care, housing, nutrition,
and educational standards, and allow access to such facilities by federal elected officials to
monitor the well -being of the children.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby strongly urge the United States Department of Health and Human
Resources to provide and maintain adequate medical care, nutrition, housing, and educational
standards in, and to permit access by elected federal officials to, federal immigration detention
centers and shelters for children.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this on day of 114"nP , 2018.
ATTEST:
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Rafas E. Granado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Gongora )
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& FOR EXECUTION
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