Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 14, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 14, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/chicago-teen-fought-cancer-dies/

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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers represented the federal government’s overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died, her family announced on Saturday. The Torres fam...