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Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh detained by US immigration authorities

Updated 2026-10-10 · told from many outlets at once

Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was detained at Washington Dulles airport on September 24 by U.S. immigration authorities. A filmmaker was detained by immigration agents. The Trump administration worked to revoke non-immigrant visas for those claiming short-term visits.

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