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Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 100478

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File Number: 100478

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-301-10

Control: Board of County Commissioners

File Name: WAIVE FEES ASSOCIATED W/FILING TPS BY HAITIAN NATIONALS

Introduced: 2/24/2010

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 3/16/2010

Agenda Date: 3/16/2010

Agenda Item Number: 11A2

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FILING FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BY HAITIAN NATIONALS SEEKING REFUGE IN THE U.S. FOLLOWING THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE

Indexes:	LEGISLATURE
	URGING
	EARTHQUAKE
	HAITI

Sponsors:	Audrey M. Edmonson, Prime Sponsor
	Rebeca Sosa, Co-Sponsor
	Katy Sorenson, Co-Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	3/16/2010	11A2	Adopted				P
REPORT:	County Attorney Robert Cuevas read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Commissioner Sorenson requested to be added as a co-sponsor to this proposed resolution. Hearing no further questions or comments, the Board proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution as presented.

County Attorney	2/24/2010		Assigned	Jess M. McCarty	3/8/2010

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA�S ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FILING FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS BY HAITIAN NATIONALS SEEKING REFUGE IN THE U.S. FOLLOWING THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE

BODY
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals who were in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010, the date of the devastating earthquake in Haiti; and
WHEREAS, the TPS designation allows eligible Haitian nationals to continue living and working in the U.S. for the next 18 months; and
WHEREAS, the TPS designation will provide a temporary refuge for Haitian nationals who are currently in the U.S., whose personal safety could be endangered by returning to Haiti and who can play an important role in providing assistance to Haiti by working here and sending support to their families in Haiti; and
WHEREAS, since DHS announced TPS for Haitian nationals, thousands of Haitian nationals have applied for TPS, and DHS anticipates more than 200,000 Haitian nationals eventually will apply for TPS; and
WHEREAS, to register for TPS and work in the U.S., Haitian nationals must file an application for TPS and an application for employment authorization; and
WHEREAS, there are fees associated with such applications that are as high as $470 per person; and
WHEREAS, if a person is unable to pay the fees associated with applying for TPS, DHS provides a mechanism to waive the fees; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. can further assist the rebuilding of Haiti by waiving the fees associated with filing for TPS for all Haitian nationals,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Urges President Obama�s administration to waive the fees associated with filing for Temporary Protected Status by Haitian nationals seeking refuge in the U.S. following the recent earthquake.
Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the members of the Florida Congressional Delegation and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Section 3. Directs the County's federal lobbyists to advocate for the action set forth
in Section 1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2010 Federal Legislative Package.