During a virtual bond hearing Thursday morning, Judge Eva Saltzman ordered 40-year-old Ruben Torres Maldonado released on a $2,000 bond.
Torres Maldonado is currently in ICE detention in Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana. He is requesting to stay in the U.S., claiming it would present a hardship to his family if he was removed. A hearing on that claim is pending.
“I wish you much luck in the future,” Judge Saltzman said. “And I wish your daughter a full recovery.”
Federal agents arrested Torres Maldonado on Oct. 18 outside a Home Depot in Niles. He has lived in Chicago since 2003 and is the father of two children.
Torres Maldonado’s oldest child, 16-year-old Ofelia, a student at Lake View High School, has been receiving treatments for stage four metastatic cancer at Lurie Children’s Hospital. She was diagnosed last year.
After receiving word that Ruben Torres Maldonado will be released from ICE custody, WGN News has learned that his family is filled with gratitude. They have since left their home in Portage Park and traveled to Indiana to pick up Maldonado.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges Torres Maldonado’s criminal history includes habitual driving offenses, including being charged multiple times with driving without insurance, driving without a valid license, and speeding.
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