House Representative: It’s Not ‘Appropriate for Journalists’ to See Border Facilities

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) said that members of the press should not be granted access to federal facilities near the Southern Border that house unaccompanied minors who entered the United States illegally.

“I don’t necessarily think that it’s appropriate for journalists to be inside centers that are not permanent places for children,” Sanchez said when she was asked during a CNN interview about what some have said is the White House’s lack of transparency surrounding Customs and Border Protection activity.

She initially replied that former President Donald Trump previously denied...