Why ICE detained Indian filmmaker Arfat Sheikh at US airport without a warrant
Arfat Sheikh, a Kashmiri filmmaker, was travelling to Washington to attend an art and resistance event when he was arrested by ICE agents. Sheikh was taken into immigration custody without a warrant, even when he showed his paperwork, his friend revealed. Sheikh shifted to the US as a student in 2019
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- India
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- Crime & safety, Railways & travel
- First reported by
- Firstpost
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- shiksha dev
- Published
- Thursday, 8 October 2026, 3:27 pm IST
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