Overview
- The appeals court declined to extend its temporary halt on removal, clearing the way for ICE to proceed with deportation.
- DHS says Asif Amin Cheema has a final removal order and remains in custody pending removal following the court’s decision.
- Cheema’s attorney says the Board of Immigration Appeals is expediting a motion to reopen, and a removal before a ruling would effectively moot the appeal.
- Cheema’s family reports he collapsed at O’Hare after going days without diabetes medication in custody and has faced repeated transfers between detention centers.
- The case stems from a 1993 removal order the family says they only learned of after his September detention, as relatives struggle to keep his Humboldt Park sub shop operating.