On June 5, Senator Merkley was refused entry at Casa Padre by the outfit that staffs and runs it,

Southwest Key Enterprises, http://www.swkey.org/enterprises/

Their press release says:

We regret having to turn away Senator Merkley at our Casa Padre shelter. The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) prohibits any facility from allowing visits that have not been approved by them, even if it is a U.S. Senator. With ORR approval, Southwest Key shelters have welcomed elected and other public officials at our facilities in the past, and will continue to do so, because we are proud of the caring environment we provide these children. We have reached out to the Senator and connected with his staff because we would like to see this happen.

http://www.swkey.org/news/

See. they have regret, awww, but meanwhile, with ORR approval, Senator Merkley and other public officials are welcome to come on in!!!

The ORR link provides little info really, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr but surely Senator Merkley or any other “public official” can contact them and gain approval...or can they???