I dia
musicia
P itesh
Walia
sha es
his
expe ie ce
of
ICE
dete tio
fo
14
days
a d
tha ks
the
music
f ate ity
fo
allyi g
behi d
his
elease.
Jazz
musicia
P itesh
Walia,
who
was
a ested
by
ICE
fo
alleged
visa
ove stay,
eleased
a
video
a ou ci g
that
he
was
back
home
o
bo d
while
his
immig atio
case
was
still
goi g
o .
The
I dia
musicia
said
the
14
days
i
the
ICE
dete tio
felt
like
the
most
difficult
time,
as
the e
we e
mome ts
whe
he
felt
completely
b oke ,
as
he
did
ot
k ow
what
was
goi g
to
happe .
“It’s
somethi g
I
would
ot
wish
o
a yo e,”
Walia
said,
tha ki g
the
music
f ate ity
fo
comi g
out
i
suppo t
of
him.”14
days
that
cha ged
me
fo eve .
G ateful
beyo d
wo ds
fo
my
family,
my
gi lf ie d,
my
lawye ,
a d
eve y
si gle
pe so
who
stood
by
me.
The
love
f om
the
jazz
a d
music
commu ity
esto ed
my
faith
i
huma ity
YOU
gave
me
hope.
Taki g
a
few
days
to
heal,
b eathe,
a d
be
with
my
loved
o es.
Tha k
you,”
Walia
w ote
i
the
I stag am
post.”Whe
you
a e
sitti g
i
a
dete tio
facility,
the
wo ld
feels
ve y
small.
A d
it’s
ve y
easy
to
lose
hope,
a d
I
lost
hope
all
the
time.
But
hea i g
that
so
ma y
people
had
come
togethe ,
that
people
we e
fighti g
fo
me,
that
the e
we e
hu d eds
of
messages
waiti g
fo
me,
it
gave
me
somethi g
to
hold
o to.
It
emi ded
me
that
ki d ess
is
still
eal
a d
alive,”
Walia
said.
What
happe ed
to
P itesh
Walia?
Walia’s
f ie d
Liza
said
that
P itesh
was
detai ed
by
ICE
o
August
2
as
they
we e
etu i g
to
Los
A geles
a d
was
the
take
to
the
Adela to
ICE
P ocessi g
Ce te .
The e
was
o
official
stateme t
f om
ICE
o
his
dete tio .
Walia
too
did
ot
comme t
o
his
visa
status
but
a
old
fu d aise
fo
his
t eatme t
me tio ed
that
he
got
a
a tist
visa
to
stay
i
the
US.Acco di g
to
P itesh
Walia’s
website,
he
was
bo
i
New
Delhi,
I dia.
His
musical
jou ey
bega
at
the
age
of
13
th ough
I dia
Classical
Music.
He
came
to
the
US
to
pu sue
highe
educatio
i
music
a d
eceived
a
Associate’s
deg ee
f om
the
Musicia ’s
I stitute
i
L.A.,
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.
A
few
yea s
ago,
he
was
diag osed
with
multiple
ch o ic
co ditio s
that
caused
him
to
expe ie ce
co sta t
ve tigo,
dissociatio ,
oscillopsia,
blu y
visio ,
a d
bala ce
issues.