Oklahoma Representative denied access to illegal immigrant holding facility in his state

  Many of the illegal immigrants which are currently streaming over the border are being flown and bused into different states where they are being processed and in some cases released into the community. A condition of release is they must appear at their deportation hearing, for whatever that promise might be worth.

  One of the states where some of these illegal immigrants are being placed is Oklahoma so one House Representative from Oklahoma, Jim Bridenstine, decided to pay a visit to the holding facility in his state.

  That seems reasonable enough in the wake of this crisis, after all he represents a portion of the state and should know what is going on in his state, but he was denied entry and told he could come back in three weeks.

  Here is more:

Congressman Jim Bridenstine tried to visit a facility in Oklahoma yesterday housing illegal alien minors who have crossed the border and was denied access to it. He was told he could schedule an appointment three weeks from now

He also described newly erected fences that were chained closed, covered with material in order to obscure the view of what’s happening inside the facility.

  Needless to say, he is not happy about this:

Congressman Jim Bridenstine (OK) was denied access yesterday to the HHS facility at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma currently housing up to 1,200 unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who illegally crossed the southern border into the United States.

Congressman Bridenstine said, “There is no excuse for denying a Federal Representative from Oklahoma access to a federal facility in Oklahoma where unaccompanied children are being held.  Any Member of Congress should have the legal authority to visit a federal youth detention facility without waiting three weeks.”

“What are they trying to hide?  Do they not want the children to speak with Members of Congress?  As a Navy pilot, I have been involved in operations countering illicit human trafficking.  I would like to know to whom these children are being released.”

  He asked the question “what are they trying to hide” and that is a question which needs to be asked for it certainly appears as if the Federal government is hiding something. With all the reports of the diseases which some of these illegal immigrants are carrying it seems logical to me that the communities which are having these illegals forced on them deserve to be assured they are safe from contagions.

  This man was trying to do his job, he was trying to protect the people he represents, and he was denied. But why if he contacted officials today would he have to wait three weeks? I would guess that by the time he visits most of the illegal immigrants will be gone, having been released into the communities he is trying to protect. At that time it really will be nothing to see here, move along…..