In the remand prison in Virginia, adolescent migrants in the age from 14 till 18 years, was beaten for hours handcuffed and left naked in a concrete chambers. This is stated in court documents by advocacy group out of Washington, filed with the court on one of the 3 detention facilities for minors in the United States — Shenandoah.
There are documents and evidence (on the condition of anonymity) a former employee of the insulator — expert on child development. According to the woman, she had repeatedly seen children with bruises and fractures.
Attorneys companies all allegations of physical abuse deny it.
Many teenagers came to the detention center on charges of belonging to a street gang, particularly the notorious MS-13. However, according to lawyers, most of their clients — the usual illegal immigrants that are not associated with gangs, moreover, in need of treatment of mental disorders.
In the lawsuit, in particular, talking about 17-year-old Mexican, who was detained on the southern border of the country. According to the guy, he was looking for asylum in the U.S. because of his father, mocks him, and also because the violence by Mexican drug cartels.
The human teenager said that the employee of the detention center threw him to the floor and tore off her clothes to «search». In the end, the guy found nothing.
The lawsuit States that Latin American children are often punished — for hours left tied to chairs. In addition, they are often beaten.
The said fugitive from Mexico twice wanted to commit suicide. According to the lawsuit, this is not an isolated case: teenagers swallow the shampoo, hoping to be poisoned, or trying to strangle himself.
The first hearing on business is appointed to July 3.
Recall that Donald trump has signed a decree prohibiting the separate families of illegal immigrants.
