Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States.

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 428

Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States 
 of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, and all other 
 fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order 
to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2023

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
Kean of New Jersey, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
Van Drew) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States 
 of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, and all other 
 fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order 
to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in 
                           the United States.

Whereas William Morales, leader and chief bomb-maker for the terrorist 
        organization FALN, committed numerous terrorist attacks on United States 
        soil, including the bombings of Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan in 
        1975 and the Mobil Oil employment office in New York in 1977, which 
        killed 5 people and injured over 60 others;
Whereas Joanne Chesimard, one of the FBI's ``Most Wanted Terrorists'', was 
        convicted of murdering New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster;
Whereas more than 70 fugitives from the United States, charged with offenses 
        ranging from hijacking to kidnapping to drug offenses to murder, are 
        believed to be receiving safe harbor in Cuba;
Whereas other fugitives from United States justice who are receiving safe harbor 
        in Cuba include Charles Hill, wanted for the killing of a State trooper 
        in New Mexico, and Victor Manuel Gerena, on the FBI's list of the ``Ten 
        Most Wanted'' fugitives for carrying out a brutal robbery of a Wells 
        Fargo armored car in Connecticut;
Whereas, according to treaties entered into in 1905 and 1926 (33 Stat. 2265, 33 
        Stat. 2273, and 44 Stat. 2392), the United States has a bilateral 
        extradition treaty with Cuba;
Whereas, in January 2002, Cuba deported to the United States Jesse James Bell, a 
        United States fugitive wanted on drug charges;
Whereas, in March 2002, Cuba extradited drug trafficker Luis Hernando Gomez 
        Bustamante to Colombia, and Gomez Bustamante was subsequently extradited 
        to the United States in July 2007 to face drug trafficking charges; and
Whereas it is imperative that Cuba abide by its extradition treaty with the 
        United States and immediately extradite or render to the United States 
        those legally indicted or convicted of serious criminal offenses in the 
        United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls for the immediate extradition or rendering to the 
        United States of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne 
        Chesimard, and all other fugitives from justice who are 
        receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or 
        confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United 
        States;
            (2) urges the international community to continue to press 
        for the immediate extradition or rendering of all fugitives 
        from justice that are receiving safe harbor in Cuba; and
            (3) calls on the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
        General to continue to press for the immediate extradition or 
        rendering of all fugitives from United States justice so that 
        they may be tried and, if convicted, serve out their sentences.
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