Nashville Tennessean
Reports of migrant children arriving in Tennessee have sparked calls for transparency from the state s top Republican leaders, including Gov. Bill Lee.
WCRB-TV in Chattanooga reported a group of migrant youth flew into Wilson Air Center late Friday night and then boarded buses to various Southeastern cities.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, which falls under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told The Tennessean it is in charge of unaccompanied children until they are united with a vetted sponsor, which is usually a parent or close relative.
The office said 290 unaccompanied children were released in Davidson County between Oct. 1, 2020, and March 21. Statewide, a total of 717 unaccompanied children were released in the same time period.
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(Mike Osborne) Tennessee’s Republican leadership is pressing the Biden Administration for answers following revelations that migrant children captured along the nation’s southern border are being flown to Tennessee.
WRCB-TV says it s captured video of migrant children arriving at Chattanooga’s Wilson Air Center late at night. From there the children are loaded onto buses and reportedly driven to cities all across the Southeast.
Gov. Bill Lee and the Republican members of Tennessee’s Congressional delegation are asking the White House to explain why state and local authorities were not made aware of the flights in advance.
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Trimble Hits Biden Administration Circumventing Gov. Lee And Displacing Migrant Children Into Hamilton County Friday, May 21, 2021
Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Arch Trimble IV has hit the Biden Administration for circumventing Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and displacing migrant children in Hamilton County.
That came after a report of migrant children being flown into the Wilson Air Center at the local airport at night.
Mr. Trimble said, “It is urgent that we undertake an audit of federal Immigration laws in order to see how it is possible for the Biden Administration to deceive the tax paying residents of Hamilton County.
“While this practice in a way may be legal, it is certainly not transparent nor in the best interest of the taxpayers of Tennessee.”