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George Johnson (Portland deportation case, 1930)

Full name:George Johnson
Era:1930s
State:Oregon
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Biography

George Johnson is identified as a Swedish worker held for deportation during the Portland raids in the January 1931 Labor Defender. The article distinguishes immigration proceedings from the linked criminal-syndicalism cases; no arrest day, completed deportation, release or actual custody total is supplied. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/labordefender/1931/v06n01-jan-1931-LD.pdf#page=10

The September 15, 1930 Daily Worker, page 1, names George Johnson among sixteen people held after the September 9 raid on Portland’s Workers Center at 312 Worcester Building. The newspaper lists the worker among eight held for immigration investigation. Its September 9 raid date differs from September 10 in other accounts; the release date and total time held are not stated. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v07-n222-Nat-sep-15-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Immigration detention pending deportation; specific statutory grounds unreported.
Sentence: Contemporary report describes arrest or detention and pending proceedings. Final disposition, physical release and actual duration unprinted.