A mother and her two children who were detained in Millennium Park on Sunday by immigration agents were released from custody Wednesday, bringing a moment of relief and renewed hope for the Chicago-area family caught in the crosshairs of aggressive federal immigration enforcement.

The move came after a federal judge ordered that the family, including Noemi Chavez and their 8 year-old daughter and 3-year-old son, are protected from deportation or removal from Illinois while the government responds to a habeas corpus petition filed by attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center. However, the children’s father, Jaime Ramirez, remains in a Texas immigration facility after being transferred from Illinois earlier this week.

“We are so grateful for all the people who have stepped in to

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