2017-008 - January 2017 Presidential Executive Orders on Immigration Enforcement and Refugees

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jmf 12-13-16 Whereas, on January 25, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" with a stated purpose to deny federal funds to any jurisdiction designated by the United States Attorney General as a sanctuary jurisdiction; and Whereas, on January 25, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" that directed federal funds to be used to build a wall on the southern border of the United States with Mexico; and Whereas, on January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" that suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days, barred entry of all people from the Muslim -majority countries of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen for a period of 90 days, and suspended the Syrian refugee program indefinitely; and Whereas, on February 9, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of the January 27, 2017 Executive Order, finding in part that the government had shown "no evidence" that anyone from these seven nations had committed terrorist acts in the United States; and Whereas, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana believes that the above Executive Orders strongly betray the longstanding principles, values, and traditions of not only the City of Santa Ana but also those of the United States of America. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The City of Santa Ana hereby condemns President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order of January 27, 2017, often referred to as the "Travel Ban", on the basis that it is contrary to the values of openness and inclusion of the City of Santa Ana and to the ideals upon which the United States of America was founded as a population of persons that at one time were all immigrants or refugees from some other country, Section 2. The City of Santa Ana hereby further condemns President Trump's Executive Order of January 27, 2017 on the grounds that it is contrary to the fundamental right of due process, serves to separate families, and sends the message that refugees and immigrants, those persons upon which the fabric of American life has been built, are no longer welcome. Section 3, The City of Santa Ana hereby condemns President Trump's Executive Order of January 25, 2017, threatening to withdraw federal funding from jurisdictions determined to be sanctuary jurisdictions on the grounds that it attempts to federalize local law enforcement, interferes with the ability of local law enforcement to investigate criminal activity and protect its residents, is unconstitutional, and threatens to reduce or eliminate services to Santa Ana residents that are due them by the government. Resolution No. 2017-008 Page 2 of 4