APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
2023 APR-6 AH S 01
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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 8 9 6 5 6 c.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTIONS FROM
DEPORTATION AND A PATH TO PERMANENT RESIDENCY FOR
BENEFICIARIES OF DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD
ARRIVALS
WHEREAS, there are more than 600,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program recipients in this country whose protected status is under threat by a legal case currently before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; and WHEREAS, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival was ruled unlawful by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in October 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Fifth Circuit’s decision allowed current recipients (Dreamers) to continue in the program but blocked the government from approving new applicants; and WHEREAS, a case is now before Judge Hanen of the Southern District of Texas on appeal which will again consider the legality of the program as well as new regulations from the Biden Administration affirming protections for recipients; and WHEREAS, many individuals who have grown up in Oakland and currently call Oakland home are DACA recipients or would have qualified when the program was still accepting applicants; and
WHEREAS, Oakland has been a “Sanctuary City” since 1986; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has affirmed its support for immigrants and DACA recipients on multiple occasions in recent years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland must send the message to immigrant residents and the entire country that Oakland is welcoming to all people and will remain so no matter the result of lawsuits challenging protections for Dreamers; and
WHEREAS, an end to the DACA program would be devastating to thousands of families who have done nothing in their lives but work hard and make invaluable contributions to their community and to the United States; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland stands in solidarity with the beneficiaries of DACA; and be it
That that the City of Oakland calls on the federal
government to continue its efforts to strengthen protections for Dreamers and pursue all options to avoid the deportation of DACA recipients in the event that the program is deemed entirely unlawful.
FURTHER RESOLVED:
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: APR 1 8 2023
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND FRESI.mKKFOR-TUN-A-TO-B-AS' ^
NOESV
ABSENT
ABSTENTION
ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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