A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated due process in the detention of Chicago resident Ruben Torres Maldonado, whose teenage daughter is currently undergoing treatment for advanced cancer. The ruling mandates that ICE provide Torres with a bond hearing before October 31.
Torres, 40, was apprehended on October 18 at a Home Depot in suburban Chicago during “Operation Midway Blitz,” a sweeping federal immigration initiative. His legal team contended that his detention severely disrupted the treatment of his daughter, Ofelia, who is battling metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of soft-tissue cancer.
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel deemed the detention unlawful but refrained from ordering Torres’ immediate release. “While sympathetic to the plight the petitioner’s daughter faces, the court must act within statutory constraints,” Judge Daniel stated.
The Department of Homeland Security has pointed to Torres’ history of driving offenses and accused him of failing to cooperate during his arrest. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin referred to his legal challenge as “a desperate Hail Mary attempt.”
In response to the ruling, Torres’ attorney, Kalman Resnick, described it as “a win for due process” and emphasized their commitment to seeking bond and pursuing permanent residency for Torres.
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