Georgia Senator Colton Moore reveals finding 'hidden room' at Atlanta airport holding migrant travelers
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reportedly had a large group of migrant travelers held in a room as they awaited their flights to different parts of the country, according to Georgia State Senator Colton Moore.
On the January 2 episode of 'Fox & Friends,' Moore shared that he was informed of the discreet room in the airport situation by a whistleblower, following which he sent a team of cameras to the Atlanta airport to investigate.
What did Sen Colton Moore discover at the airport?
Speaking with co-host Lawrence Jones, Moore shared, "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."
"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. If you watch another part of the video, you'll see that there are some barricades and some caution tape before you get there. Kind of looks like a construction zone."
A US service was apparently seen standing outside the door of the secret room in the footage captured by Moore.
The Senator inquired of a volunteer who was present, "Are you transporting anyone anywhere?"
"Yeah, we're all getting them flights to where they need to be," was the response. "These are just documented travelers getting released from ICE and getting to where they need to be."
However, upon sharing that everything was being recorded, Moore was confronted by the volunteers who told him that he was not allowed to do so, with one even covering the camera with his hand.
"Those people in that room...they were waiting to be booked to flights all across the United States. We were also getting video of migrants who were just walking out onto the streets of Atlanta," added Moore.
The airport's response
In response to the Senator's video, the Atlanta airport released a statement that read, "ATL works with Team Libertad, volunteers to provide assistance to immigrants during their travel."
"Team Libertad is a nonprofit that has worked at ATL since 2020 and there are no military or other law enforcement agencies involved in this effort. Immigrants are never housed in the airport."
However, Moore was not satisfied and said, "I hope the Georgia Senate will flex its subpoena authority and start bringing some folks from the airport in and getting answers to these questions."
"I want to see these people not be able to leave the airport," he continued. "The city of Atlanta controls the Atlanta airport. They ought to be housing these people here until we can figure out things going forward."
