Ben Johnson

@AILAExecDir

Executive Director of . The views expressed here are my personal opinions. RT ≠ Endorsements.

Washington, DC
Joined July 2011

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  1. Retweeted
    3 hours ago

    The Justice Department admits to errors in a report which implied a link between terrorism in the United States and immigration, but will not retract or correct the document.

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  2. Jan 3

    Welcoming back to Congress! An incredibly smart, committed advocate for justice.

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  3. Jan 3

    Welcoming my friend to DC. We need reasonable voices like his on immigration!

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  4. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. 🙏🏾

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  5. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Gender-related violence should be grounds for asylum. Congress must fix this for women. via / Read this persuasive opinion piece and join us to advance protections in gender claims.

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  6. Retweeted
    31 Dec 2018

    "Holding the government hostage for a border wall isn't going to do anything to make the country safer, but it will make the immigration courts worse," Kate Voigt from said.

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 1
    Replying to

    TVPRA was designed to protect kids from being turned away at the border into the hands of traffickers. Flores requires children’s custody to comply with basic child welfare standards. Flores and TVPRA are not the problem - CBP turning away asylum seekers is the problem.

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  8. 28 Dec 2018

    More barriers are being placed in the path of immigrant children seeking , many of whom lack legal representation.

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  9. 28 Dec 2018

    “The United States is not absolved of responsibility for migrants legitimately seeking asylum simply because they are compelled to wait elsewhere.” Immigrants still have a legal right to claim even under the ‘Remain In Mexico’ plan.

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  10. 28 Dec 2018

    Heartbroken to see another child has died in CPB custody.

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  11. 27 Dec 2018

    I agree with Judge Ashley Tabaddor, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, that we need an article 1 independent court system, housed outside of the Justice Department.

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  12. 27 Dec 2018

    ICYMI: Read my blog post on the lawsuit filed with and others in which we decry the current state of immigrants’ access to counsel in detention and urge reforms.

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  13. 27 Dec 2018

    The visa is good for our economy but a proposed rule on the visa process is creating confusion and chaos for attorneys and their clients. I urge you to make your voice heard and submit a comment on this rule.

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    26 Dec 2018

    “It is breathtaking, how sweeping and deep the policy and legal changes are that this administration has ushered in within a period of just two years.” Read more on the Trump administration's to restrict legal .

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  15. 21 Dec 2018

    The visa is good for our economy but a proposed rule on the visa process is creating confusion and chaos for attorneys and their clients. I urge you to make your voice heard and submit a comment on this rule.

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  16. 21 Dec 2018
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  17. 21 Dec 2018

    A Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush rebuke of the current administration's view of immigration.

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    Where would they build the wall? Whose home or ranch or farm are they going to take to build it? Which communities and habitats are they going to destroy? Reply with your best pictures of the border - let the rest of the country see what’s at stake.

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  19. 21 Dec 2018

    Rushing the proposed rule into implementation threatens to disrupt our employment-based system. Submit a comment today to delay this rule and ensure a smooth and well-functioning petition process. The comment deadline is 1/2/19.

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  20. 21 Dec 2018

    3. Provide support for development and law enforcement in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to stop the rape, torture and murder that is forcing people to flee for their lives.

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