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Chicago teen who called for father's release from ICE detention dies

Usatoday 16 Feb 2026
Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, died on Friday, Feb ... "Ofelia was heroic and brave in the face of ICE’s detention and threatened deportation of her father," Kalman Resnick, Torres Maldonado’s attorney, said in a statement.
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Who was Ofelia Torres? Chicago teen who fought for father’s release from ICE detention dies of cancer

The Times of India 15 Feb 2026
Ofelia Torres, the 16-year-old Chicago student who publicly appealed for her father’s release from immigration detention while battling a rare cancer, has died, reports NBC news. Ofelia passed away on ...
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US teen who pushed for her father’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer

The Guardian 15 Feb 2026
Ofelia Torres, 16, spotlighted her dad Ruben’s illegal detention last fall during Trump’s crackdown in Chicago ... Ofelia Torres, a 16-year-old ...
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Commentary: I found faith at a Chicago food pantry

Hastings Tribune 19 Nov 2025
Every Monday evening years ago, I would walk by a long line of people with grocery carts and bags a few blocks from my house on my way to my favorite farm-to-table restaurant. The line was for a local food ... .
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