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DHS Fast-Tracks 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos and His Father for Deportation

DHS is pursuing deportation of 5-year-old Liam and his father despite a pending asylum case and a recent court continuance, with lawyers calling the move possibly retaliatory.

  • DHS on Feb 6 moved in immigration court to remove Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old Ecuadorean boy detained in Minnesota, and filed to end his family’s asylum claims and expedite deportation.
  • After being flown over 1,000 miles to Dilley, Texas, the family was released on Jan 31 following a judge’s order, returning to Minneapolis.
  • A viral photo showed the boy in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack as he was surrounded by ICE agents, and his father reported Liam suffers trauma, fever, and cough since detention.
  • At a Friday hearing, a judge granted a continuance, while family attorney Danielle Molliver warned deportation could occur in a matter of weeks, and DHS said these are regular removal proceedings.
  • Since October, federal lawyers have increasingly asked judges to dismiss asylum cases without hearings, prompting judicial criticism and protests involving U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, D-Texas.
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The toddler in the blue cap was arrested by ICE but released. Now the US wants to deport him after all.

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Judge grants continuance in the asylum case of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family will have more time to make their case for asylum.

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US moves to deport 5-year-old detained in Minnesota

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday it is seeking to deport a 5-year-old Ecuadorean boy who was detained in Minnesota last month.

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