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Kashmir-born filmmaker detained in the US by ICE two weeks ago still awaits bail hearing

Sheikh, who has been in the US since 2019, was supposed to walk out of the Caroline Detention Facility in Virginia on Wednesday.

Scroll3 sources1 min readFiled October 7, 2026

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLatest
    US ICE releases Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody
  2. DW Top Stories
    US: Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker detained
  3. Al Jazeera English
    Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in US
  4. ScrollBroke it
    Kashmir-born filmmaker detained in the US by ICE two weeks ago still awaits bail hearing

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