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Advocacy groups claim abuse, neglect at migrant detention centers for minors

2014-06-13 50 Dailymotion

A U.S. government holding facility near Mexico.<br/> <br />It's just one of the centers holding nearly 1,000 undocumented, unaccompanied minors.<br/> <br />The children are among 47,000 young migrants who entered the U.S. illegally and alone since just October.<br/> <br />The Department of Health and Human Services shot the video this month.<br/> <br />The living conditions seen here are a world away from THIS…<br/> <br />File photos of a similar facility in South Texas, released by Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar on Thursday.<br/> <br />They show cramped and dank conditions the migrants, mostly children, have to endure.<br/> <br />Migrant rights attorney Erika Pinheiro:<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ERIKA PINHEIRO, DIRECTING ATTORNEY, ESPERANZA IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Unsanitary conditions, physical abuse, sexual abuse in some cases, verbal spats, things like that."<br/> <br />A coalition of advocacy groups including the ACLU say migrant minors face abuse and neglect from agents at Customs and Border Protecti

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