Migrants were discovered in a room at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport while they reportedly awaited flights to cities nationwide, a Georgia state lawmaker revealed Friday.
State Sen. Colton Moore said a whistleblower told him migrants were being held in a discreet room in the world’s busiest airport, so he sent a team of cameras to the Altanta airport to get answers.
He joined “Fox & Friends” to discuss his interaction with volunteers, which was all caught on camera, after they were adamant about him not recording their altercation.
“We got a whistleblower, who gave us a tip about this hidden room, and I had a full team there with some different cameras in different places, and said on Monday and Tuesday nights, there’s just an influx of these people who come to the airport, kind of when the traffic is much lower at the airport,” Moore told host Lawrence Jones, who called it “shady business.”
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“They were in a hidden room. I was talking to an Atlanta Police Department investigator yesterday. There are absolutely no cameras in this area of the airport,” he continued. “If you watch another part of the video, you’ll see that there’s some barricades and some caution tape before you get there. Kind of looks like a construction zone.”
In Moore’s footage, there appears to be a U.S. service member standing outside the door.
“Are you guys transporting anybody anywhere?” Moore asked one volunteer, who appeared to be at the door to the hidden room.
“Yeah, we’re all getting them flights to where they need to be,” he responded.
“These are just documented travelers getting released from ICE getting to where they need to be,” the volunteer continued.
But when Moore showed that he was recording, volunteers confronted him, telling him he was “not allowed” to film.
“You can not get a video,” one volunteer said while putting his hand in front of the…
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