A congressional western caucus which visited the southern Arizona border last weekend ended with two congressmen taking their own trip to visit a migrant facility.
A video was posted to “X” by a Republican from Wisconsin, Tom Tiffany, asking to be let inside, along with Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa from California.
The video shows staffers refusing access to the hotel. As of now the video has over two million views and even received a reply from Elon Musk.
It ends with employees calling 911 on the representatives and a sheriff’s deputy coming to the scene. The congressmen then leave the area while promising to come back and hold a field hearing on the hotel.
Casa Alitas is now responding to the video, as director Diego Lopez explains what happened, and why the representatives were denied entry to the local hotel.
“The refusal of the tour is we didn’t have the right staff on site to give a tour,” Lopez said. “I was not part of the 911 call, but the staff at the hotel felt uncomfortable with how they were being approached.”