Whereas Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is a convicted murderer and member of the Black Liberation Army, a violent guerilla group whose tactics were inspired by movements abroad; Whereas Chesimard was involved in numerous assaults and robberies through her leadership in the Black Liberation Army, including bank robberies in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, hand grenade attacks against New York Police Department ( NYPD ) officers, and an armed robbery at Our Lady of the Presentation Church in Brownsville; Whereas Chesimard has been connected to numerous murders of NYPD officers, including being a leader of a Black Liberation Army cell that carried out execution-style murders of officers between 1971 and 1972; Whereas, on May 2, 1973, Chesimard murdered New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster by shooting him twice with his own weapon, and injured another trooper; Whereas, on March 26, 1977, Chesimard was found guilty on 8 counts, including 2 for murder and 6 for assault and related charges, and sentenced to life imprisonment; Whereas, on November 2, 1979, Chesimard escaped from prison with the assistance of members of the Black Liberation Army and May 19th Communist Organization; Whereas Chesimard continued assaults on law enforcement after her escape from prison, as she was suspected to be in a van in 1981 that opened fire on a patrol car, killing 1 NYPD officer and wounding another; Whereas Joanne Chesimard remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list after seeking refuge in Cuba, where it is believed she is still hiding; Whereas, on September 14, 1998, the House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 254 (105th), Calling on the Government of Cuba to extradite to the United States convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals who have fled the United States to avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and who are currently living freely in Cuba , by a vote of 371–0; Whereas, on October 21, 1998, the Senate passed H. Con. Res. 254 (105th) by unanimous consent