But the White House made it clear that it viewed Merkley's effort as a hollow stunt. "Senator Merkley is irresponsibly spreading blatant lies about routine immigration enforcement." - Deputy White House press secretary Hogan GidleyMerkley previously claimed he saw caged children at another Texas detention facility. “The White House is smearing Senator Merkley because they can’t defend their indefensible policy of snatching children from their parents," Zaccaro said. "Senator Merkley and his staff saw children in cages yesterday at the DHS processing center.

Source: Fox News June 04, 2018 22:12 UTC