U.S. Senator Refused Entry To Facility Holding Migrants’ Kids

BROWNSVILLE (AP) – A U.S. senator said Monday he tried to enter a federal facility in Texas where immigrant children are being held, but police were called and he was told to leave.
The attempt late Sunday by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon came amid a national debate over the practice of separating families caught crossing the border illegally.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced a “zero-tolerance policy” against all people crossing the border illegally. More childre