FL H0321

Urges U.S. Congress to encourage the Dominican Republic to reinstate citizenship for nearly 220,000 people of Haitian descent who lost citizenship due to Constitutional Tribunal ruling No. 168-13 (September 2013), which retroactively stripped nationality from those born to Haitian parents after 1929

Calls for amendment or repeal of Naturalization Law No. 169-14, which created a flawed registration system where only 8,755 of 110,000 eligible unregistered individuals (Group "B") met the February 1, 2015 deadline, leaving over 100,000 people stateless and facing deportation

Notes the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found both the tribunal ruling and provisions of the naturalization law violate the American Convention on Human Rights

Cites resulting xenophobic violence against Haitians and affected Dominicans, including torture, mob attacks, and lynchings

Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the U.S. President, Senate President, House Speaker, and all Florida members of Congress