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Over the past couple of weeks, ten Somali nationals have been detained by ICE throughout Metro Atlanta and are now facing deportation. Some were picked up at their jobs, in their homes, and in some cases, it is alleged that ICE used false pretenses to detain them.
Last night, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-GA, hosted and moderated an event with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at Georgia Piedmont Technical College's Conference Center in Clarkston.
Johnson, on the other hand, said in a statement that the firing of Comey constituted an "assault on our republic" by Trump, who Democrats have accused of benefiting from alleged Russian interference in the election.
"This course of conduct must not be allowed to stand unchallenged," Johnson said. "President Trump cannot be allowed to bully Congress and the American people into silence."
Radio interview with Atlanta NPR affiliate, 90.1. Interview begins at the 16:37 mark. Listen here
On May 10, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted and moderated an event with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and members of immigrant communities from DeKalb and Gwinnett County at Georgia Piedmont Technical College's Conference Center.
The meeting provided a rare opportunity for members of the community to air out their grievances with recent ICE operations, as well as the recent executive orders passed down by President Trump's administration.
Congressman Johnson shares his views on the recent firing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, during a May 10 interview with 11 Alive News.
By terminating FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump has continued his assault on our Republic.
As recently as last week, Comey confirmed that the FBI has active ongoing counter terrorism and criminal investigations into the Trump campaign's connections to the Russian government's attempts to influence the outcome of this country's most recent presidential election.
The abrupt and unwarranted firing of James Comey appears to be another impulsive act; but a deeper view may reveal a cold, calculated and self-serving attempt to derail ongoing investigations.
People have come to depend on Medicare to plan their futures, said Kathleen Connors, head of Georgia Refugee Health and Mental Health at the Well Refugee Center in Clarkston. Connors spoke at the event organized by the office of U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson, a Democrat.
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Lithonia resident Jerry Myers is U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's "Small Business of the Year" recipient for the 4th District.
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In honor of National Small Business Week, Congressman Hank Johnson invited Lithonia resident Jerry Myers to the nation's capitol on May 2 as his "Small Business of the Year" recipient for the 4th Congressional District.
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill amendment sponsored by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., that extends nine open records exemptions to two mortgage companies that were put into federal conservatorship nearly a decade ago.
The amendment is attached to a bill that would change federal open information rules to make them apply to companies that are in federal conservatorship or receivership. The amendment passed 410-5, while the full bill passed 425-0.