US EditionFather of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
Federal judge ruled ICE's use of administrative warrants lacked probable cause, ordering release of father and son amid ongoing immigration enforcement critiques.
- On Monday, Adrian Conejo Arias denied government claims he abandoned his five-year-old son while fleeing authorities, and U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered their release and return to Minnesota on Sunday.
- ICE officials described the father's conduct, saying he fled on foot, `abandoning his child` in a vehicle while one officer stayed with the boy as others arrested him; neighbors alleged agents used the child as `bait`.
- School officials said photos circulated publicly showed Liam in a blue bunny hat with a Spider-Man backpack, amid reports of no medical care and increased absences last week.
- On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery criticized the administration's `daily deportation quotas` and signed a court order with an obvious date error, drawing attention to both substance and form.
- The case unfolded amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown that sparked protests and Democratic lawmakers calling for reforms, while migration scholars warn children face long-term anxiety risks from enforcement exposure.
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ICE has arrested a young boy in Minneapolis. His father now accuses his son of being ill-treated, among other things they would have refused him important drugs.
The real reason for Trump's Minneapolis invasion
A five year old child — Liam Conejo Ramos — was taken from his home and sent hundreds of miles away to a detention facility, or for-profit concentration camp, in Texas. He was never accused of a crime, didn’t cross our southern border alone, and is so young he barely understands what’s happening to him. Odds are he has no understanding of why he’s being treated with such brutality.Nobody told little Liam about Tom Homan and Stephen Miller being …
The Long-Lasting Negative Effects on Children Who Are Detained or Watch Their Parents Deported
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old boy who is an asylum seeker, in Minneapolis on Jan. 20, 2026, the photos quickly became a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement activity. Exposure to severe immigration enforcement experiences during childhood carries long-term, significant consequences: These children are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety in young…
The Independent
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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