CHICAGO (WLS) -- A community on Chicago's Northwest Side accused ICE agents of unjustly arresting a father of two children earlier this month.

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Ruben Torres Maldonado was arrested by immigration officials in Niles, DHS and his family said.

His daughter Ofelia Torres, 16, took to social media to spread awareness about her father's detainment.

Ofelia is undergoing treatment for a rare and life-threatening cancer that she says has spread.

"On October 18, 2025, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., he was detained by ICE at a Home Depot in Niles, Illinois," Ofelia said in a video shared to social media. "My dad, Rubin Torres, has been the main parent who watches my brother while I stayed at the hospital."

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