The Human Cost of Reckless Immigration Enforcement: Chicago Teen Dies Amid ICE Detention Saga

In a heartbreaking example of the collateral damage caused by aggressive immigration policies, 16-year-old Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, a Chicago teen battling a rare and aggressive cancer, has passed away just days after an immigration judge ruled in favor of her detained father's right to remain in the United States.Ofelia’s courageous stand for her father, Ruben Torres Maldonado — a hardworking immigrant and family man detained during the so-called "Operation Midway Blitz" — highlights how current immigration enforcement practices ignore the human toll on American communities. Her tragic death from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma not only marks a personal loss...