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Kashmiri Filmmaker Arfat Sheikh Detained by ICE, Advocacy Groups Demand Release
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was detained by ICE at Washington Dulles International Airport on Sept. 24, according to an advocacy group demanding his release. Sheikh, a Virginia resident who came to the U.S. on a student visa in 2019 and applied for asylum in 2020, is being held at the Caroline Detention Facility. His detention comes amid record ICE arrest numbers this summer.