Overview
- Cheema’s family says he boarded an evening flight from O’Hare on Thursday, concluding months in ICE custody that began with a September arrest.
- The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to extend an emergency stay earlier this week, and DHS said a 1993 final removal order remained in effect.
- Relatives filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking a temporary restraining order to secure his prescribed medications and a medical evaluation while in custody.
- The suit alleges three “mock deportations” and a period without medication that preceded a collapse at the airport last month; DHS has disputed the medication claim.
- The Board of Immigration Appeals had agreed to expedite a motion to reopen, but the removal mooted that bid as the family pursues next steps and works to keep the restaurant operating.