US EditionChicago father of child fighting cancer released on bond by immigration judge
An immigration judge granted a $2,000 bond to Ruben Torres Maldonado, citing exceptional family hardship as his 16-year-old daughter undergoes cancer treatment.
- Ruben Torres Maldonado, whose 16-year-old daughter Ofelia is undergoing cancer treatment, was released on bond by an immigration judge after being detained by federal immigration agents.
- Torres, a painter and home renovator, is the primary breadwinner for his family, which includes his wife and 4-year-old son Nathan.
- The immigration judge noted that Torres is an unlikely flight risk and has a case to potentially remain in the United States due to the exceptional hardship his family would face if he were deported.
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A man from Chicago whose 16-year-old daughter is receiving treatment for advanced cancer will be released on bail and will return home, ruled an immigration judge on Thursday The lawyers of Rubén Torres Maldonado , a 40-year-old painter and house renovator who was arrested on October 18 at a Home Depot store in the suburbs, have applied for his release while his deportation case continues its course. Judge Eva S. Saltzman quoted Thursday from To…
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Usa newsChicago father of teen battling rare cancer ordered released from ICE custody
Following widespread demands for his release, a Mexican immigrant whose teenage daughter is battling a rare form of cancer was ordered released on bond from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Thursday.Ruben Torres Maldonado, who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 23 years and has only traffic violations on his record, was detained by ICE and held for weeks at the suburban Broadview processing facility and an Indiana jail, according t…
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