I dia
musicia
P itesh
Walia
detai ed
by
ICE,
claim
f ie ds
a d
family.
P itesh
Walia,
a
I dia
musicia ,
was
detai ed
by
ICE
o
August
2,
a
stateme t
issued
f om
his
I stag am
accou t
claimed.
“This
is
Liza.
I’m
cu e tly
ma agi g
P itesh’s
accou t
o
his
behalf.
O
Su day
ight,
August
2,
afte
we
etu ed
to
Los
A geles,
P itesh
was
u expectedly
detai ed
by
ICE
a d
take
i to
custodt.
He
had
si ce
bee
t a sfe ed
to
the
Adela to
ICE
P ocessi g
Ce te ,”
the
message
ead.”His
pe so al
belo gi gs,
i cludi g
his
pho e,
we e
take
upo
dete tio ,
a d
he
cu e tly
has
o
access
to
them,”
the
message
added.The e
has
bee
o
official
update
about
the
a est
f om
ICE
so
fa .”His
family
a d
I
a e
actively
wo ki g
with
atto eys
to
add ess
the
situatio
a d
secu e
his
elease
as
soo
as
possible,”
the
stateme t
ead.
Who
is
musicia
P itesh
Walia?
Walia
was
bo
i
I dia
a d
came
to
the
US
to
pu sue
highe
educatio .
He
eceived
his
Associate’s
deg ee
f om
the
Musicia ’s
I stitute
i
LA,
a
Bachelo ’s
deg ee
f om
Be klee
College
of
Music,
a d
a
Maste ’s
deg ee
f om
the
New
E gla d
Co se vato y.I
2023,
Walia
faced
a
health
c isis
a d
was
diag osed
with
Pe siste t
Postu al
Pe ceptual
Dizzi ess,
Idiopathic
I t ac a ial
Hype te sio
(IIH),
a d
ch o ic
vestibula
mig ai es.
His
f ie ds
at
that
time
set
up
a
fu d aise
fo
his
t eatme t
as
the
health
issues
stopped
him
f om
pe fo mi g.I
that
fu d aise ,
it
was
me tio ed
that
Walia
eceived
a
a tist
visa
to
co ti ue
stayi g
i
the
US.
A tist
visa
is
the
colloquial
te m
fo
a
O1B
visa
i
the
US.
The
i itial
validity
pe iod
fo
the
visa
is
th ee
yea s.As
eithe
Walia
o
ICE
issued
a y
stateme t
o
the
easo
why
Walia
was
detai ed,
the
ews
sp ead
speculatio
o
Reddit
that
his
a tist
visa
had
p obably
lapsed.
“Hi,
this
is
his
cousi
f om
Mumbai,
O
behalf
of
P itesh’s
family,
we
would
like
to
imme sely
tha k
all
of
his
wellwishe s
a d
suppo te s.
We
a e
ext emely
g ateful
a d
equest
you
to
keep
him
i
you
p aye s,
so
that
he
fi ds
all
the
st e gth
he
eeds,
to
fight
this
most
u called
fo
c isis.
Do
p ay
fo
his
safety
a d
elease
at
the
ea liest,”
o e
Reddito
claimi g
to
be
Walia’s
cousi
posted.The
i cide t
comes
as
ICE
su veilla ce
a d
a ests
at
ai po ts
i c eased
a d
immig atio
expe ts
have
bee
advisi g
visa
holde s
to
eco side
t aveli g,
eve
domestic
t aveli g.
