NewsForce(@Newsforce):🇺🇸🇮🇳 An award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker has been detained by U.S. immigration officials. Arfat Sheikh was arrested on September 24 after stepping off a flight at Washington Dulles Airport. DHS says he "illegally overstayed his lawful admission" and that a pending application doesn't give legal status.

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2026.10.08 07:45

🇺🇸🇮🇳 An award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker has been detained by U.S. immigration officials. Arfat Sheikh was arrested on September 24 after stepping off a flight at Washington Dulles Airport. DHS says he "illegally overstayed his lawful admission" and that a pending application doesn't give legal status.