WASHINGTON – Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were denied entry Tuesday into a federal facility in Homestead housing immigrant children.

The Florida Democrats wanted to see conditions inside the shelter and determine the status of what is reported to be about 1,000 youths there. Nelson said the company operating the facility granted a tour but the Department of Health and Human Services "blocked us" and wanted a two week notice.

"That's ridiculous and it's clear this administration is hiding something," Nelson said.

"The administration's action today to deny us access to their Homestead, Florida facility where they are holding 1,000 migrant children is against EVERYTHING that we as a country stand for. They ought to be ashamed of themselves," Nelson wrote on Twitter.

HHS just blocked us from entering its facility in Homestead, Florida to check on the welfare of the children being held here. They are obviously hiding something, and we are going to get to the bottom of this. pic.twitter.com/q4m6Zd0ck2 — Senator Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) June 19, 2018

They are refusing to let us in, says Sen. Bill Nelson @wsvn pic.twitter.com/eugWCLSEVj — Lorena Estrada (@EstradaLorena) June 19, 2018

The company running this facility told us we would be welcomed to tour the facility. HHS then denied us entry and said that they need “two weeks notice” to allow us inside. That’s ridiculous and it’s clear this administration is hiding something. — Senator Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) June 19, 2018