US EditionA federal judge has blocked the possible deportation of a 5-year-old and his father for now
A federal judge halted deportation amid ongoing litigation; the boy and father remain detained in Texas, with their legal team asserting compliance with asylum processes.
- 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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A federal judge has blocked on Tuesday the possible deportation of the 5-year-old child and his father, detained last week in Minnesota, by determining that they cannot be returned to Ecuador immediately.Liam Rabbit Ramos, 5 years old, was separated from his family at the entrance of his house in a suburb of Minneapolis, after federal agents detained his father, Adrian Alexander Rabbit Arias and both remain since then in a detention center in Sa…
Judge halts DHS arrests of refugees without green cards in Minnesota
A federal judge in Minnesota has temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from arresting or detaining refugees who have not yet received green cards, ruling that the practice likely violates federal law.Plaintiffs sued, arguing that a federal immigration enforcement policy in Minnesota allowed the arrest and detention of refugees waiting for green cards. U.S. District Court Judge John R. Tunheim sided with the plaintiffs, ruling t…
WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers to speak at City Hall, call for DHS to release 5-year-old detained in Dilley
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is planning to speak at a news conference in San Antonio to call on the Department of Homeland Security to release Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
A federal judge issued a temporary order prohibiting the deportation of an Ecuadorian 5-year-old boy and his father who were arrested last week in Minnesota in an incident that further revived immigration divisions under the Trump administration. U.S. judge Fred Biery ruled on Monday that any removal or transfer of Liam Rabbit Ramos, 5 years old, and his father, Adrian Alexander Rabbit Arias, is suspended while a court case is going on. A petiti…
In the USA, tens of thousands of people are arrested to be deported, including a five-year-old and his father. The Homeland Security Agency wants to send them back to Ecuador. A judge sees this differently and forbids it - at least temporarily.
The image of the arrest of Liam Ramos, 5 years old, by the American immigration police (ICE) in the suburbs of Minneapolis, shocked the school authorities that these agents intervened while the father of the child was bringing him back from school and that they used him as bait to attract other family members. According to Washington, the father would be Ecuadorian and would live in the United States without a residence permit. Liam and his fath…
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