US ICE releases Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody

Award-winning filmmaker, who was detained last month, released on bond with next hearing set for October 27, campaign says.Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in the United States has released Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody after he was detained on September 24.The award-winning filmmaker was released on Thursday, two days after he was granted bond, according to a statement by a campaign of his friends and relatives to free him.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Mexico prison clash in strife-torn Sinaloa state leaves 10 deadlist 2 of 3How October 7 changed Lebanon and Hezbollah’s political realitylist 3 of 3From Aden to Sanaa, Yemenis struggle to deal with soaring living costsend of listHowever, ICE’s deportation case against Sheikh continues with the next hearing set for October 27, the campaign said.Sheikh, whose work has explored conflict in his native India-administered Kashmir, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as he disembarked from a plane at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, after arriving from California.The 42-year-old, who lives in Alexandria, Virginia, e...