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Omar H.C.: Green card holder with schizophrenia zip-tied by agents, missing 10 days

Omar Huerta Cisneros, 54, a green card holder with schizophrenia who has lived in the U.S. since childhood, was zip-tied and detained; his family searched 10 days before finding him dazed and wandering, released with no notice.

Oct 25, 2025Chicago, IL

Omar H.C.: Green card holder with schizophrenia zip-tied by agents, missing 10 days
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Omar Huerta Cisneros, a 54-year-old green card holder with schizophrenia who has lived in the U.S. since childhood, was stopped by agents in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood while walking to a grocery store in October 2025. Agents zip-tied his hands and put him into an unmarked vehicle, which witnesses described as a red minivan. His family learned of the detention from a Facebook video and spent 10 days searching for him, repeatedly calling DHS offices to explain he urgently needed his medication, but no agency could tell them where he was. After 10 days, the family found Huerta wandering the streets of Franklin Park disoriented, dirty, and hungry. Based on what Huerta could recall, the family believes agents released him without a phone call or transportation home.

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Oct 25, 2025—Family finds Huerta wandering disoriented in Franklin Park after apparently being released without medication, a phone call, or transportation home.
Oct 15, 2025—Omar Huerta Cisneros detained by agents while walking to a grocery store in Chicago Lawn; family learns of detention via Facebook video and begins 10-day search without information from authorities.
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