US EditionA federal judge has blocked the possible deportation of a 5-year-old and his father for now
A federal judge blocked deportation amid ongoing litigation for a father and his 5-year-old son detained by ICE, part of a wider immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a temporary order blocking removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, outside the U.S. District of Western Texas during litigation.
- The family's attorney said they sought asylum through the CBP One app and have pending immigration proceedings, while DHS said the father fled and "abandoned" the child after their Jan. 20, 2026 arrest in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
- School superintendent Zena Stenvik and neighbors alleged agents instructed Liam to knock on the door to prompt others to exit, a claim DHS disputes, while a viral photo of Liam in a blue bunny hat sparked protests at Dilley detention center.
- The family is being held at the South Texas Family Residential Center, Dilley, Texas, after being moved from Minnesota, and Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias has sued Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Advocates and immigration attorneys warn that conditions at Dilley Family Residential Center are deplorable, citing putrid water and poor meals, as more than 2,600 children are detained nationwide with Dilley’s 2,400 capacity filled.
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The case waved: After a father and his five-year-old son were taken into custody in an ICE operation in Minnesota, a federal judge responded. He stopped a possible deportation.
It's not an image. It's not a viral video. It's not a "sensitive case." Liam is proof.The proof that Donald Trump's government has crossed a moral and constitutional border: the conversion of cruelty into public policy.Liam Rabbit Ramos is a child detained by federal authorities within the United States.Not at the border.Not in transit. Inside the country. Locked up with his father in conditions that lawyers and advocates describe as inhuman eve…
The image of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos went around the world: ICE agents had appointed the little boy and his father in Minnesota to deport them. Now a court intervenes.
Five-year-old was detained by immigration authorities in Minneapolis last week. He is now in Texas.
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of 5-year-old detained by ICE
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, who are asylum seekers from Ecuador, were arrested on January 20 by ICE agents. The superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools, where Ramos was a preschool student, said the pair was taken from their driveway as they arrived home.
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