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Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota denies reports he abandoned child
A federal judge criticized deportation quotas that traumatize children and ordered the release of a detained father and son amid Minnesota immigration enforcement tensions.
- A federal court instructed the government to release Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and they returned to Minnesota on Sunday, following the judge's order.
- Taken from their home in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Liam and his father were detained on Jan. 20, with photos of Liam in a blue bunny hat sparking outrage.
- The family's lawyer says they have an active asylum case and no deportation order, while DHS and neighbors dispute officers used the child as bait, calling that an `abject lie`.
- On Sunday, Columbia Heights residents gathered to celebrate Liam's release and spotlight others still in ICE custody, while Columbia Heights Public Schools called it "an important development" for four other students held in Texas.
- The administration confirmed at least two detainees at Dilley, Texas, had measles, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Liam is depressed, not eating well, and misses his family after visiting the detention center.
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The Independent (US)One Minnesota school has seen two dozen of its parents detained by ICE
The school in Columbia Heights is the same elementary school attended by Liam Ramos, the five-year-old who was detained along with his father last month
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Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son. Adrian Conejo Arias is originally from Ecuador. He tells ABC News he loves his son, Liam, and disputes claims from the Department of Homeland Security that he left his child in a vehicle. Assistant...
·Raleigh, United States
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