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Iraqi refugee freed after being detained at JFK airport

Hameed Jhalid Darweesh, an Iraqi refugee, was released after being detained at JFK airport just one day after President Trump's executive order banning immigration to the U.S. for passport holders from seven Muslim-majority countries. CBS News digital journalist Alex Pena is at the airport.
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