{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-details-somali-refugee-behind-ohio-state-university-attack", "Grassley Seeks Details on Somali Refugee Behind Ohio State University Attack", "2016-11-30", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Charles Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking the immigration and criminal history of the man who launched an attack on Ohio State University\u2019s campus Monday, leaving 11 people injured. \u00a0Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the student at the university who crashed his vehicle into a crowd before getting out and slashing people with a knife, is believed to be a refugee originally from Somalia.\u00a0According to reports, federal investigators believe Artan was inspired by ISIS and the radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and are treating the incident as an act of terrorism. \u00a0An ISIS propaganda website also called Artan a \u201csoldier.\u201dIn a letter late yesterday to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Grassley is requesting all records related to Artan\u2019s immigration and criminal history to gain a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding his arrival into the United States as well as any subsequent encounters with immigration or law enforcement authorities.\u00a0Grassley\u2019s letter to Johnson follows:November 29, 2016The Honorable Jeh Johnson  Secretary  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  Washington, D.C. 20528Dear Secretary Johnson:Yesterday, an Ohio State University student attacked pedestrians on campus with his car and a butcher\u2019s knife leaving 11 injured. \u00a0According to reports, 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan was alone in his vehicle when he slammed into a group of people, hopped out, and stabbed several others with a butcher\u2019s knife. \u00a0The university warned all students on campus to shelter-in-place during the attack.\u00a0According to sources, Abdul Razak Ali Artan is a lawful permanent resident who originally came to the United States from Somalia as a refugee. \u00a0Investigators have determined that Artan was inspired by ISIS rhetoric and that this was an act of terror. \u00a0 To better understand the situation, please provide a description of Abdul Razak Ali Artan\u2019s immigration history and copies of his Alien File, including any temporary files, working files, and all documents and items contained in them that were generated by DHS or in its possession about him, whether currently in written or electronic form, including, but not limited to, the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Executive Summary, criminal history and immigration summaries, detainers or requests for notification, I-213(s), and Notice(s) to Appear or other charging documents created to seek his removal from the United States.I anticipate that your written reply and any responsive documents will be unclassified. \u00a0Please send all unclassified material directly to the Committee. \u00a0In keeping with the requirements of Executive Order 13526, if any of the responsive documents do contain classified information, please segregate all unclassified material within the classified documents, provide all unclassified information directly to the Committee, and provide a classified addendum to the Office of Senate Security. \u00a0Although the Committee complies with all laws and regulations governing the handling of classified information, it is not bound, absent its prior agreement, by any handling restrictions or instructions on unclassified information unilaterally asserted by the Executive Branch.Thank you for your attention to this matter. \u00a0Please respond by December 12, 2016. \u00a0If you have any questions, please contact Katherine Nikas of my Committee staff at (202) 224-5225.  \u00a0\u00a0  Sincerely,Charles E. Grassley  Chairman  Senate Committee on the Judiciary\u00a0cc:\u00a0The Honorable Patrick Leahy\u00a0  Ranking Member\u00a0  Senate Committee on the Judiciary-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-details-somali-refugee-behind-ohio-state-university-attack"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2267089914530516, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}