US EditionJudge rules in case of Chicago father detained amid daughter's cancer battle
A federal judge found Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated due process by detaining Ruben Torres Maldonado and ordered a bond hearing by Oct. 31.
- A judge ruled that Rubén Torres Maldonado was illegally detained by immigration authorities and must have a bond hearing by October 31.
- Rubén Torres Maldonado's daughter, Ofelia, is undergoing treatment for cancer, and his attorney expressed satisfaction with the ruling against ICE's detention of him.
- Representative Delia Ramirez criticized the Trump administration's deportation operations and advocated for family unity.
- Ofelia Torres stated, "I find it so unfair that hardworking immigrant families are being targeted just because they were not born here.
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News & RecordJudge: Chicago man's detention is illegal
CHICAGO — The detention by immigration authorities of a Chicago man whose 16-year-old daughter is undergoing treatment for advanced cancer is illegal, and he must be given a bond hearing by Oct. 31, a federal judge has ruled.
Rubén Torres was arrested in previous days outside a Home Depot after being taken out of his vehicle
Judge rules ICE illegally detained Chicago man whose daughter is receiving cancer treatment
A judge ruled that a Chicago man was illegally detained by immigration authorities and must be given a bond hearing by Oct. 31, as his 16-year-old daughter undergoes treatment for cancer. “While sympathetic to the plight the petitioner’s daughter faces due to her health concerns, the court must act within the constraints of the relevant statutes, rules, and precedents,” U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel wrote on Friday. The judge ruled that whil…
Father of daughter who is battling cancer being held illegally and deserves chance at release, judge rules
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Mexican national whose arrest by immigration agents in Niles last weekend disrupted his 16-year-old daughter’s cancer treatment has been detained unlawfully and deserves a bond hearing.U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel ordered that Ruben Torres Maldonado should get that hearing by Friday, giving his lawyers a chance to argue for his freedom.However, Daniel did not order Maldonado’s immediate release. Relate…
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