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Rep. Johnson's Holocaust Poem Sparks Immigration Outrage

5/3/2025

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Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) sparked outrage during a House Judiciary Committee hearing by invoking a Holocaust-era poem to condemn the Trump administration's immigration policies, alleging they unfairly target Latinos. His comments, including a jarring reference to Latinos outside Home Depot, left colleagues and social media users stunned, igniting a fierce debate over the appropriateness of his comparison.

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Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) sparked outrage during a House Judiciary Committee hearing by invoking a Holocaust-era poem to condemn the Trump administration's immigration policies, alleging they unfairly target Latinos. His comments, including a jarring reference to Latinos outside Home Depot, left colleagues and social media users stunned, igniting a fierce debate over the appropriateness of his comparison.