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Michelle Brané on NPR's "Tell Me More"

posted: April 9, 2008

Michelle Brané was interviewed on National Public Radio’s “Tell Me More” program on Thursday, April 10, 2008. The show, “Immigrant Families Face Stress of Detention,” is available here.

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Immigrant Families Face Stress of Detention

Tell Me More, April 10, 2008 · A new film, Under The Same Moon, follows a young Mexican boy who ends up in an U.S. immigration detention facility. Though his journey is fictional, his experience is a reality for many immigrants. Lorena Castro, who spent two years in a detention facility, tells her story. And Michelle Brane, a refugee rights activist, discusses the American immigration detention system.

Additional information about the show:

Tell Me More is about people, ideas, and events offering a diversity of perspectives rarely heard. It focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Each day's show focuses on the news of the day through interviews with people who make news and those who are affected by the news. Topics covered include politics, faith and spirituality, the family, finance, arts and culture and lifestyle. Tell Me More is produced by National Public Radio in conjunction with the African American Public Radio Consortium. It is broadcast to 22 independent public radio stations and is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 134.