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Ofelia Torres, Teen Who Fought to Have Her Father Released From ICE Custody, Dies From Rare Cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma after fighting for her father's release from ICE; over 4,200 arrests occurred under Operation Midway Blitz, DHS said.
- On Friday, Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, died from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma while publicly advocating for her detained father.
- ICE agents arrested Ruben Torres Maldonado during Operation Midway Blitz at a Niles Home Depot on Oct. 18.
- Family attorneys alleged that ICE agents surrounded his truck, smashed a window, and dragged him into a vehicle at gunpoint, while DHS asserted Torres Maldonado was a 'criminal illegal alien' with prior driving offenses.
- An immigration judge in Chicago ruled Ruben Torres Maldonado was conditionally entitled to cancellation of removal, allowing release on a $2,000 bond, as his case proceeds.
- Supporters raised over $120,000 online, and lawmakers reacted, including Congresswoman Robin Kelly introducing three articles of impeachment, highlighting family hardship and political response.
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Death three days after a Chicago immigration judge ruled that his father, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was entitled conditionally to the cancellation of the expulsion.
Ofelia Torres from Chicago had repeatedly pointed out the illegal detention of her father by ICE agents. Now the 16-year-old has succumbed to a rare form of cancer. Worry and anger in the city are great.
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