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They handcuffed me and put a white bag of some kind over my head. They took off all of my clothes and put me into a restraint chair, where they attached my hands and feet to the chair. They left me naked and attached to that chair for two and a half days.

Sworn statement from a 15-year-old boy from Mexico, on his experience while being held in an immigrant detention facility in Virginia for nine months. His and other children's claims of abuse have led the governor to call for an investigation.

Sworn statement from a 15-year-old boy from Mexico, on his experience while being held in an immigrant detention facility in Virginia for nine months. His and other children's claims of abuse have led the governor to call for an investigation.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.