Texas Democrats Push for Freedom for 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE
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Democratic lawmakers visited Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old detained by ICE with his father in Minnesota and later moved to a Dilley, Texas facility, and called for the immediate release. They cited the boy’s depression and loss of appetite, while DHS said the child was not targeted or arrested. A federal judge temporarily blocked their deportation as they challenge the case in court, and protests occurred outside the detention center.
- Texas Democrats Call for Release of Liam Ramos, 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE The New York Times
- US congressman meets five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father at ICE detention center – as it happened The Guardian
- ‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond mprnews.org
- Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release CNN
- “Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX Democracy Now!
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