Arfat Sheikh

Indian filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at an American airport, according to an NDTV report. His legal team says the detention was carried out without a warrant. The case is drawing attention in India and among diaspora communities amid growing scrutiny of US immigration enforcement.

Arfat Sheikh, an award-winning filmmaker from Kashmir, has been detained by US immigration authorities, according to a local Oregon news outlet. The report gives no details on where he is being held, the grounds for the detention, or whether legal proceedings are under way. The case has drawn attention in Kashmiri artistic and diaspora communities concerned about his whereabouts.