He supported the return David Goldman 's son in the Goldman child abduction case , which involved a trip to Brazil . Smith acknowledges the Armenian Genocide and has made calls for the U.S. to recognize it . In 2017 , Smith co-sponsored an effort to prioritize human rights in Azerbaijan with Jim McGovern . The H. Res . 537 act also seeks to see further implementation of the Magnitsky Act regarding Azerbaijani officials , as well as a call for Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners . He supports efforts to deport Jakiw Palij , a denaturalized former American citizen residing in New York who failed to disclose he worked as a guard at a concentration camp in Nazi Germany . Smith condemned Turkey 's wide-ranging crackdown on dissent following a failed July 2016 coup
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)