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Mexican American filmmakers on detainment at border

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This aerial picture taken on December 8, 2023 shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
This aerial picture taken on December 8, 2023 shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Filmmakers Reyna Grande and David Damian Figueroa were driving back from a shoot along the Mexico-U.S. border in Arizona in August when Border Patrol stopped them. The duo ended up being briefly detained by border officials before being released.

Grande and Figueroa join host Deepa Fernandes to recount their experience and what we can learn from it.

This segment aired on November 1, 2024.

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