Crime & Safety
Humboldt Park Sub Shop Owner Deported To Pakistan Despite Family's Last-Ditch Plea To Halt His Removal
Asif Amin Cheema, 63, has called Chicago home for decades, but around 7 p.m. Thursday, he was put on a flight to be deported to Pakistan.
Updated on: January 2, 2026
A Humboldt Park restaurant owner is being deported back to Pakistan, his country of origin, after his family on Thursday made a last-minute plea for his removal to be halted.
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Asif Amin Cheema, 63, has called Chicago home for decades, but around 7 p.m. Thursday, he was put on a flight to be deported to Pakistan.
Cheema's family spent the entire day trying to prevent that from happening.