A district judge has recused himself from the immigration fraud trial of a Chicago Arab-American community activist. Rasmea Odeh is accused of concealing her detention in an Israeli prison 40 years ago on bombing charges. Odeh works as an associate director at the Arab American Action Network, a Chicago-area group that works on behalf of new immigrants and campaigns against anti-Arab discrimination. Odeh says her conviction was obtained through torture. Her attorneys have called for the dismissal of Judge Paul Borman, citing his lifelong ties to the Israeli government. But this week, Borman announced he would step down after discovering his family had financial ties to a supermarket Odeh was accused of bombing.