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When the FBI Detained My Son | Accept the Call

A Somali-born father in Minnesota receives a shocking call from the FBI about his son.

01/20/2020

Independent Lens

When the FBI Detained My Son | Accept the Call

Clip: Season 21 Episode 6 | 1m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

A Somali-born father in Minnesota receives a shocking call from the FBI about his son.

In this excerpt from Accept the Call, Yusuf Abdurahman, a father who left Somalia as a refugee to begin his life anew in Minnesota, receives a shocking call from the FBI telling him his son Zach was suspected of trying to join ISIS. Angry and heartbroken after they're reunited, Yusuf lights into his son and thinks he's set Zach straight.

01/20/2020

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Trailer | Accept the Call

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Preview: S21 Ep6 | 30s | An anguished Minnesota father tries to find out what led his son to attempt to join ISIS. (30s)

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