Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in US

Arfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, advocacy group says.Published On 7 Oct 20267 Oct 2026Supporters of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh have called for his immediate release after he was arrested by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last month.“Sheikh was unlawfully detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, 2026,” the Free Arfat Sheikh campaign, an advocacy group, said in a statement on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3ICE agent charged with lying under oath about Minnesota shootinglist 2 of 3Calls grow for investigation after ICE attacks protesterslist 3 of 3Why is pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil suing Columbia University?end of listThe 42-year-old artist, who resides in Alexandria, Virginia, arrived in the US on a student visa in 2019 to pursue graduate studies in film at Georgia State University and sought asylum in 2020, the campaign said.Sheikh is being held in the Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, it added.The filmmaker was scheduled to appear before an immigration judge on Tuesday...