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Abner describes being mocked when asking border patrol officials what time it was. as officials what time it was. >> they would reprimand us for asking the time. he talked about being hungry. he says sometimes we wouldn't eat. i would want to eat but i would ask and they wouldn't give us anything. despite there being no soap to bathe with or to wash their hands with, abner tells nbc news the only way kids were able to get water was to lap it out of their own hands. they weren't given any other way to drink even though they couldn't clean their hands before they would have to do this. their han...

First 48 hours trying to sleep because they were so concerned about the little children. because the guards weren't taking care of them. he said when they would cry out the guards would get more angry so the people in his cell had to band together to take care of the little children. i will say that we have reached out to dhs and customs and border protection about the allegations they say they're reviewing it and any allegations of misconduct would be referred to the office of professional responsibility. but that they don't believe that the time that abner was there these 11 days from late m...

Interview with a boy held for 11 days. kids aren't supposed to be held for more than 72 hours. that boy's name is abner. he is a teenager. he has agreed to describe what he went through at that border facility. but we have obscured his face to help protect his identity. in this interview, abner describes being held in a cell that was so crowded he was ovoften forced to try to sleep standing up. standing up.

>> how old is that marijuana? >> a customs and border protection official released this statement in response to this reporting. it says the claims are inconsistent from may 25 to june 5. it is important to note that customs and border protection takes all reports of employee misconduct seriously and juvenile's allegations have been referred to customs and border protection office of proerlsh responsibility. julia, thanks very much to for being here to talk about this. >> i was so glad that abner

Took time to speak with abner and his father and convince him to sit down. these stories, especially hearing it from his mouth, does have more power to it. that other thing, i kept thinking talking to them that yes, i'm finding out a lot of these details for the first time. abner was interviewed by case workers after he left. that's the story we broke two weeks ago about these children who sat down and he talked about the retaliatory measures by the guards. they were not allowed to get near the windows because they were not allowed to see the light. they would be yelled at and called names and...