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  "path": "/education/2026/05/26/mather-senior-heading-home-to-chicago-after-being-released-from-immigration-detention",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T21:41:54.206Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>A Mather High School senior detained by federal agents with his mother in March is heading back home to Chicago.</p><p>Ricardo Navarrete, 18, appeared for a bond hearing in immigration court Tuesday morning and is expected to be released from federal custody by the evening, according to Kelli Fennell, an attorney for the family.</p><p>“We’re happy that he is on the way home to be reunited with his family,” Fennell said in an emailed statement.</p><p>Immigration agents detained Ricardo and his mother during a routine court appearance for their asylum case back in March. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/19/liliana-ricardo-navarette-mather-immigration-custody-release\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>Last week, Liliana Navarrete was one of 18 people released</u></a> on a writ of habeas corpus by a federal judge in Kentucky.</p><p>The fight for their immigration case will continue in the courts in Chicago, their lawyers have said.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-680000\" name=\"image-680000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1937a1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee7fb08/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87e7da5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Ricardo and Liliana\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87e7da5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c3b8184/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87e7da5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x404+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe3%2Fdf%2F7c2e85c045fdab6cd15bacd26825%2Fricardo-liliana-gofundme-1.png\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Ricardo and Liliana Navarette were detained during a routine immigration court appointment in March. Friends, family and lawyers have lobbied for the Chicago mother and son’s release since then.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Provided</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Ricardo and Liliana had an active asylum application when they were detained, and neither has a criminal record, according to the family’s lawyers. The pair arrived in Chicago in 2022 as asylum-seekers from Colombia.</p><p>Their release marks a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/17/after-mather-student-and-mom-detained-by-ice-a-school-and-soccer-community-are-left-reeling\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>victory for the friends, family and other supporters who held rallies</u></a> and spoke with numerous news outlets hoping the attention would help bring the mother and son home to Chicago.</p><p>Ricardo missed Mather’s senior prom last week, but there is a chance he could make it back in time to walk across the stage for his graduation ceremony Thursday.</p><p>The standout soccer player had committed to play for powerhouse Truman College after graduation, but those plans have been up in the air since he and his mother were detained.</p><p>Ricardo had described tough conditions in the detention facilities to friends and family, including being kept in cramped rooms with dozens of men,<b> </b>spending time in solitary confinement and sleeping on the floor without a blanket.</p><div class=\"RelatedList Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center> <div class=\"RelatedList-title\">Related</div> <ul class=\"RelatedList-items\"> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/17/after-mather-student-and-mom-detained-by-ice-a-school-and-soccer-community-are-left-reeling\" >After Mather student and mom detained by ICE, a school and soccer community are left reeling</a> </li> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/19/liliana-ricardo-navarette-mather-immigration-custody-release\" >Judge orders release of CPS student’s mother from ICE detention</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p>",
  "title": "Mather senior heading home to Chicago after being released from immigration detention",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T22:19:34.432Z"
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