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01/29/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/29/2025 14:06

Mayor Malik Releases Statement on Recent Executive Orders

Akron, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2025 - Today, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik released the following statement on the recent executive orders of the new administration:

"Over the past ten days, we've been closely following new executive orders being issued by President Trump - including those around immigration enforcement, diversity and inclusion efforts, and a pause on federal funding. We understand that these actions are causing a lot of concern, fear, and uncertainty across Akron.

I want to assure every member of our community that our city government remains steadfast in a commitment to public service and treating everyone with dignity and respect. Our values have not changed and will not change. Our city will continue to be a welcoming community that values and supports immigrants and refugees, our LGBTQ+ community, and any group that is being unfairly targeted. Our diverse community will continue to be a source of strength, not a point of weakness to be exploited or bullied.

In order to best support our community in this moment, we're meeting with local organizations who directly serve our immigrants and refugees as well as speaking with non-profit organizations who would have been seriously impacted by the funding freeze, and we are working with colleagues in city governments across Ohio and across the country, as well as our legislative representatives, to get answers to the many questions being raised by these new executive orders.

We will continue to listen and communicate with you transparently. As we understand more about how federal government actions will impact Akron, we will share what we know and what steps we are taking in response.

Our city government will continue working hard each day on behalf of this amazing place and every person who calls Akron home. We are all in this together. I am confident that our city will meet this current moment with the same resilience that I see in the people of Akron every day."

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See video of statement here.