# Advocates condemn ICE detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh

https://mins.news/en/item/89309

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 08:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/advocates-decry-unlawful-detention-of-kashmiri-filmmaker-by-ice-in-us?traffic_source=rss

> The Free Arfat Sheikh campaign says US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the Kashmiri filmmaker at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, 2026. Sheikh is being held in Virginia, and supporters are demanding his immediate release ahead of an immigration hearing and bond assessment.

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