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This Resolution expresses support for the "Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act," a piece of federal legislation that requires the President of the United States to report to Congress about fugitives living abroad for whom extradition has been requested. The resolution highlights the importance of extradition, which is the formal process of surrendering a person from one jurisdiction to another for prosecution or punishment, and notes that refusals by other nations to extradite criminals who committed crimes in the U.S. hinder justice, citing the cases of George Wright, who murdered Walter Patterson and fled to Portugal, and Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur), who murdered State Trooper Werner Foerster and is believed to be in Cuba, as examples of such refusals. The act aims to provide information to help strengthen U.S. efforts to secure the return of these fugitives and others like them.