US Edition5-Year-Old Liam Ramos's Family Granted Continuance at Asylum Hearing, School Says
The Department of Homeland Security aims to speed up deportation despite a judge's order for release; advocates warn of potential retaliation amid Trump-era enforcement policies.
- On Jan. 20, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old asylum seeker in Minneapolis, and the Department of Homeland Security seeks to expedite his family’s deportation.
- Over the past year, ICE and CBP operations near schools have increased, with federal officers deploying tear gas at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, highlighting aggressive enforcement tactics.
- The researchers analyzed interviews and surveys of 71 young adults, ages 18 to 34, in New York and found those severely exposed to immigration enforcement as children were twice as likely to have anxiety, with about 26% reporting severe exposure and three-quarters identifying as Hispanic.
- A U.S. District Judge ruled Saturday that Liam and his father should be released from ICE detention, and DHS filed to expedite their deportation with a Friday hearing, prompting Democratic lawmakers to criticize the move.
- Well-Documented research shows immigration enforcement causes separation anxiety, school absenteeism and behavioral problems in children exposed to arrests or detentions, and decades of ACEs research link these to lasting harm.
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Trump Admin Moves to Immediately Deport 5‑year‑old Detained in Minnesota Days After His Release
The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans to deport a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy who was recently released from federal custody in Minnesota — a move critics describe as cruel and retaliatory. The boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, had been held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before a judge ordered their release late last month.
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is 'Trying to Take' Liam Conejo Ramos Again
Andrew Harnik/APThe Department of Homeland Security is trying to expedite the deportation of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, the family’s attorney told MPR News.Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Joaquin Castro, the lawmaker who escorted the boy and his father back to Minnesota after they were released from detention last weekend, decried the effort.“The Trump administration is trying to take him away again. The Department of Just…
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