US EditionReport: Tear Gas Used as Protesters Clash at Texas Detention Center
About 100 protesters demanded the release of detained families including a 5-year-old boy, while Texas Department of Public Safety troopers used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
- On Jan. 28, 2026, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters at the South Texas Family Detention Center, Dilley, Texas, blocking the access road and ordering them to leave under threat of arrest.
- Organizers called the demonstration to demand release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Alexander, who were detained on Jan. 20 in Minnesota, sparking protests.
- Roughly 40 DPS troopers in riot gear deployed gas after tensions flared, detaining at least two protesters and spraying several others who received on-scene treatment.
- On Monday a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked removal of Alexander and Ramos pending habeas proceedings, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, planned a press conference in San Antonio at 4 p.m.
- The Dilley detention site previously made headlines last year after reports an infant lost 9 pounds while held there, and DHS' account of the detention differed from the family's attorney amid protests linked to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
90 Articles
90 Articles
Protests erupted outside an immigration detention center in Texas today, with clashes with police and arrests, US media reported. Protesters are demanding the release of detained families and children, including those under the age of five.
Boy, 5, detained by ICE in viral moment is now sick in detention center
The viral image of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a blue, bunny-ear hat and a Spider-Man backpack as ICE detained his father has further fueled outrage in Minnesota and nationwide over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
“Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Kids Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Texas
Liam Ramos, the 5-year-old from Minnesota who was detained last week after coming home from preschool, is being held in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Congressmembers who visited Liam report that has been depressed and hasn’t been eating well. Javier Hidalgo, legal director at RAICES, has worked with families at the detention center for years. “We often hear about food with bugs or worms in it, half-frozen food being…
A Democratic Congressman demands the immediate release of the boy and his father.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
