Ofelia Torres, 16, left, and her mother, Sandibell Hidalgo, 40, at their home on October 20, 2025, in Chicago. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images CHICAGO AP —

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 October 31, a federal judge has ruled.

Attorneys for Ruben Torres Maldonado, 40, who was detained October 18, have petitioned for his release as his deportation case goes through the system. While US District Judge Jeremy Daniel said in an order Friday that Torres’ detention is illegal and violates his due process rights, he also said he could not order his immediate release.

“While sympathetic to the plight the

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