Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer

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Original Load Date Feb. 14, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 14, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ofelia-torres-dies-from-rare-cancer/

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The Chicago [ teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody ][1] after he was detained in Niles, Illinois, last October has died. Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that develops in skeletal muscles, accordi...