US EditionA federal judge has blocked the possible deportation of a 5-year-old and his father for now
A federal judge halted deportation of a 5-year-old and his father pending litigation after the father filed suit claiming compliance with asylum protocols.
- On Monday, a federal judge temporarily stayed any removal of Petitioners Adrian Conejo Arias and L.C.R., a minor child, and barred transferring them outside the Western District of Texas.
- On Jan. 20, 2026, officers in the Minneapolis suburb, Minnesota, took Adrian Conejo Arias and his son into ICE custody, and DHS said the father is an "illegal alien" from Ecuador, moving them to the South Texas Family Residential Center, Dilley, Texas.
- Family attorneys say Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, wore a blue bunny hat and school backpack last week while pursuing asylum and attending immigration court hearings, with family attorney Marc Prokosch noting the father lacks a criminal record.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of 5-Year-Old Detained Near Minneapolis
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the deportation of a 5-year-old boy and his father who were arrested near Minneapolis in an operation that stirred additional outrage over the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. The boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were arrested just north of Minneapolis last week after the father picked the boy up from school, according to school district officials. They were qui…
Federal judge blocks deportation of 5-year-old boy and father taken in Minnesota immigration operation
A federal judge blocked the deportation of 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and father detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota last week amid legal challenge.
Judge Halts Deportation of Ecuadorian Boy and Father
A federal judge in the US has temporarily halted the deportation of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father, arrested in Minnesota. The action highlights ongoing immigration controversies under the Trump administration. They are currently detained at a family facility in Texas.
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.
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