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Barkhad Abdi, the Minneapolis resident who played the pivotal role in the movie "Captain Phillips" has some explaining to do to U.S. Customs officials.

reports Abdi will meet today with customs officials after he was detained last month at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport upon arriving back from an appearance in London.

, Abdi said "Our mistakes shape us. You make a mistake and it makes you a better person. You learn from it. I wasn't a complete man. I made mistakes to satisfy certain friends and to be cool and I took the consequences. I look back and smile now. Now I know not to do that, and how serious it was."

This week, the Minnesota Twins announced Abdi will throw out the first pitch on opening day. He also signed on recently to be a 

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Barkhad Abdi, the Minneapolis resident who played the pivotal role in Captain Phillips, has some explaining to do with Customs officials.

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