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Local Florida Officials Barred From Kids' Shelter

Five members of Congress were allowed Saturday into a Homestead, Florida, shelter housing immigrant children, but five state and local officials in the same group were refused entry. The group included four U.S. representatives from Florida and Bill Nelson, one of the state's two U.S. senators. Speaking to reporters after the visit, Nelson said the facility, which holds nearly 1,200 children, was "nice," but he said they were not allowed to see the children or the person...


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