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The Independent UK
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Teen daughter who campaigned for Chicago man detained by ICE dies from rare cancer

Sandibell Hidalgo, left, and Ofelia Torres, 16, speak to the room about the detention of Ruben Torres Maldonado during a news conference calling for the release of Ruben Torres Maldonado at on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP) - (Chicago Sun-Times)

A Chicago teenager who had campaigned for her father's release from immigration detention has died after a battle with a rare form of cancer.

Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, passed away on Friday from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, her family confirmed in a statement. The teenager had been diagnosed with the aggressive soft tissue cancer in December and had been undergoing intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

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