EXPRESSING BOARDS INTENT MAY 20TH AS CUBAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-05-19 · resolution

This legislative matter, File Number 260863, is a resolution expressing Miami-Dade County's intent to acknowledge May 20th as Cuban Independence Day and to condemn the Cuban government's human rights abuses. It urges the federal government to continue taking steps against these abuses. The resolution was amended and is noted to see File Number 261048 for the final adopted version. Sponsors include Natalie Milian Orbis, Anthony Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Bermudez, Sen. Rene Garcia, Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Roberto J. Gonzalez, Danielle Cohen Higgins, Vicki L. Lopez, Kionne L. McGhee, Raquel A. Regalado, and Micky Steinberg. The document details historical and ongoing human rights abuses by the Cuban government, including forced labor, imprisonment of dissidents, and the shooting down of civilian planes. It also notes the presence of hundreds of thousands of Cuban exiles in Miami-Dade County.