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Exonerated of Charges, Four Brothers Remain Jailed

Shortly after the attacks on Sept. 11, four Iranian brothers were detained by immigration authorities in California. Though an immigration appeals court has ruled that the Mirmehdi brothers are not a threat to national security, they've remained in detention for more than three years. Alex Cohen reports.

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Alex Cohen is the reporter for NPR's fastest-growing daily news program, Day to Day where she has covered everything from homicides in New Orleans to the controversies swirling around the frosty dessert known as Pinkberry.
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