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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997
Contents:
Statement on Deferred Enforced Departure for Haitians,
December 23, 1997
Today I have directed the Attorney General and the Immigration and Naturalization Service to defer for one year the deportation of Haitians who were paroled into the United States or applied for asylum prior to December 31, 1995. This action implements the commitment I made to address the situation of Haitians when I signed immigration legislation last month offering relief to Central Americans and others. It will shield these Haitians from deportation while we work with Congress to provide them long-term legislative relief.
Haitians deserve the same treatment we sought for Central Americans. Like Central Americans, Haitians for many years were forced to seek the protection of the United States because of oppression, human rights abuses, and civil strife at home. Many of them have established strong ties and made significant contributions to our communities. And, while we have been encouraged by Haiti’s progress following the restoration of democratic government in 1994, the situation there remains fragile. Staying the deportation of these Haitians and obtaining for them permanent legislative relief will help support a stable and democratic Haiti—which, in turn, is the best safeguard against a renewed flow of Haitian migrants to the United States.
Contents:
Chicago:
William J. Clinton, "Statement on Deferred Enforced Departure for Haitians, December 23, 1997," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 26, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108 2105. Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L7XGAPLU996838M.
MLA:
Clinton, William J. "Statement on Deferred Enforced Departure for Haitians, December 23, 1997." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 26, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108, page 2105. Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L7XGAPLU996838M.
Harvard:
Clinton, WJ, 'Statement on Deferred Enforced Departure for Haitians, December 23, 1997' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 26, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108, pp.2105. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L7XGAPLU996838M.
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