Five-Year-Old Detained by ICE Released After Judge's Scathing Order

Detainment of Liam Conejo Ramos

• 👶 A five-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father were detained by immigration agents on January 20th in Minnesota.
• 🏠 The father and son were returning from Liam's preschool when immigration agents confronted them.
• 🗣️ A school board member reported hearing pleas to leave the child rather than detain him with his father.

ICE's Claims and Mother's Account

• 🤥 ICE claimed they did not target the child and that his mother refused to take him after his father's arrest.
• ❌ This statement is contradicted by Liam's mother, Erica Ramos, who states agents used her son as bait to provoke her into coming outside.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 She refused to open the door out of fear of being arrested, leaving her other child and her pregnancy at risk.
• ⚖️ Liam's father, Adrian Conejo Arias, has an asylum claim and has been abiding by the rules, appearing for court dates.

Judge's Fiery Court Order

• 🧑‍⚖️ US District Judge Fred Berry issued a strong order demanding the release of Liam and his father.
• 🎯 The judge criticized the case's origin in