Rep. Ilhan Omar says holding cells were empty at Whipple Federal Building

After conducting congressional oversight at the Whipple Federal Building for the first time, Congressional representatives Ilhan Omar and Angie Craig say the holding cells appeared to be cleared out before they arrived. Congresswoman Angie Craig said they observed that the drawdown of Operation Metro surge is taking place, but there are still concerns over transparency. "It seems very convenient that they removed anyone who had been arrested today from the facility 30 minutes before we arrived at the facility," Rep. Craig said, adding that she is challenging the policy that requires members of congress to give a week-long notice before conducting an oversight visit. "What we saw today was an incredibly clean facility. It was a facility without a single individual being held in it."