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A Chicago Teen Had Just Returned From Chemo -- Then ICE Arrested Her Dad
The Block Club Chicago Podcast
19 minutes 49 seconds
3 weeks ago
A Chicago Teen Had Just Returned From Chemo -- Then ICE Arrested Her Dad
When 16-year-old Ofelia Torres’ father called from the Broadview ICE facility to say he had been taken by four masked federal immigration agents, the teen’s mother was at home helping drain the small IV port that keeps Ofelia nourished and alive during Stage 4, while the teenager showed her cousins how the small medical contraption worked.
For almost a year, Ofelia Torres, a student at Lake View High School, has been receiving treatment for a rare and aggressive form of cancer. She had been home from the hospital for less than a day when the call came Saturday.
The Block Club Chicago Podcast
The important, emotional, inspiring stories affecting Chicagoans.
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