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Arfat Sheikh released from ICE detention after September 24 arrest
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Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond on Thursday. A campaign of friends and relatives said he was detained on September 24 at Washington Dulles International Airport. The campaign said bond was granted on Tuesday and the deportation case continues. The Department of Homeland Security said Sheikh illegally overstayed lawful admittance.
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What It Means For You
- Sheikh is out of ICE custody on bond, but the deportation case is still active.
- DHS said a pending immigration application does not confer legal status in the US.
- He will receive due process, DHS said.
What's Happening
- The campaign said Sheikh was detained while coming off a plane from California.
- Filmmaker Tara Dorabji said plainclothes officers took him from the jetway without showing a warrant.
- DHS said on Wednesday he was arrested on September 24.
How Sheikh Entered the US
- He entered in 2019 on a student visa for graduate film studies at Georgia State University.
- The campaign said he filed for asylum in 2020 and lived in Alexandria, Virginia.
- His 2024 feature Saffron Kingdom won Best Feature Film at several festivals, reports said.
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