The United States government’s detention of Ruben Torres Maldonado , the 40-year-old Portage Park man detained by federal immigration agents while his 16-year-old daughter, Ofelia, is undergoing cancer treatment, is illegal and he must be given a bond hearing, federal judge Jeremy Daniel ruled on Friday.

Lawyers for the family petitioned the court for Maldonado to be freed as his deportation case works its way through the system.

In a short order late Friday, the judge ruled that Maldonado must be given a bond hearing on or before Halloween.

“We’re pleased that the judge ruled in our favor in determining that ICE is illegally detaining Ruben. We will now turn the fight to immigration court so we can secure Ruben’s release on bond while he applies for permanent residence status,” sai

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