Attorneys for a Chicago father detained by federal agents and facing deportation were in federal court today seeking his release as his teen daughter continues to fight Stage 4 cancer.

During a Thursday hearing, attorneys representing Ruben Torres Maldonado asked a judge to immediately release him, so his teenage daughter can continue her treatments.

The judge is giving an attorney for the government until midnight to submit additional documents, with a ruling in the case expected on Friday.

Attorneys for Torres Maldonado say they’re optimistic he’ll be released from a detention center in Brazil, Indiana where he is currently being held.

His daughter Ofelia Torres came to federal court in a wheelchair surrounded by her family. Frail but full of faith, she is advocating for her father’s

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