Beloved Humboldt Park sub shop owner to be deported Thursday night, family says: 'He is our home'
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Key Points:
- Asif Amin Cheema, a 63-year-old Chicago sub shop owner, is scheduled for deportation to Pakistan on Thursday evening after being in ICE custody since September due to a decades-old removal order.
- Cheema's family, who have been fighting his deportation, emphasize his lack of criminal record, valid work permits, and recent green card interview, expressing confusion and distress over the enforcement of the removal order.
- The family raises serious concerns about Cheema's health and treatment in detention, citing multiple transfers between facilities, hospitalization, and periods without medication.
- His attorney has filed a lawsuit and emergency restraining order to prevent deportation, while the Department of Homeland Security maintains that Cheema is an illegal alien with a final removal order
