Judge 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 federal judge ruled that federal agents violated a consent decree on warrantless immigration arrests, stating that the agreement now applies to all agents carrying out such operations.
- U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel directed the government to provide Torres with a bond hearing by Oct. 31, confirming violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act and due process.
- Judge Jeffrey Cummings suggested that some of the 3,000 detainees arrested this year may be released due to the illegal nature of their detention.
- Government attorneys struggled to provide required data on arrests, with concerns raised about the treatment of detainees in facilities and the conditions they faced.
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Judge: 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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