blackbird Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 (edited) "The Latest The outcry against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has grown further since local officials said agents detained a five-year-old boy and his father in the Minneapolis area on Tuesday. The lawyer representing the family of preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos says the family entered the U.S. lawfully to seek asylum. The Columbia Heights Public Schools superintendent said officers told the boy to knock on the door to his home, "essentially using a five-year-old as bait." Earlier today, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance denied the child was arrested, saying officers had been targeting his father. Minnesota has become a major focus of immigration sweeps by federal U.S. agencies, prompting widespread protests — especially following the shooting death of Renee Good on Jan. 7." CLARIFICATION — Jan. 30, 2026: This story has been updated to describe the boy's capture by ICE agents as detainment rather than arrest. ICE's detention of a 5-year-old in Minneapolis sparked fresh outcry. Here's how it unfolded quote As they did after the death of Renee Good, local and state officials characterized the federal detention of a five-year-old boy differently today. The Trump administration, represented by Vice-President JD Vance on a visit to Minneapolis, said the boy was detained because his father — who Vance described as an "illegal alien" — left him behind in the bitter Minnesota cold as he fled ICE agents. School district officials, the family's lawyer and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey were unanimous in their condemnation of the preschooler's detention, just one of four involving students in recent weeks, according to school officials. Images of the boy, wearing an oversized blue tuque with ear flaps and a Spider-Man backpack, provoked a public outcry. In separate remarks, Vance and Frey said they agreed state and federal officials need to better co-operate with one another on what, on the surface, was a shared goal: making cities safe. The issue lies in their different view on who poses a danger. The vice-president today said the federal presence in Minnesota is only as large as it is because "far-left agitators" have endangered immigration enforcement officers in the course of their work. Frey has said it's the Trump administration sowing chaos by flooding the city with federal officers who are detaining people who "have done nothing wrong." "This is more about political retaliation. This is more about, tragically, terrorizing people than it is about safety, than it is even about immigration," Frey said. Teachers were non-partisan in speaking about five-year-old Liam — a preschooler who they say is missed by his classmates — and their hope for a path forward. They said students just want to get back to school and staff would like to get back to teaching. unquote ICE's detention of a 5-year-old in Minneapolis sparked fresh outcry. Here's how it unfolded Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old boy taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, is now sick, sleeping a lot and asking for his mom, according to his family and lawmakers who have visited him. Liam and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, drew national attention when they were taken by ICE last week. The viral image of the young boy wearing a blue, bunny-ear hat and a Spider-Man backpack during his father’s detainment has only further fueled the outrage in Minnesota and nationwide over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Representatives Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett, both Democrats from Texas, visited Liam and his father Wednesday at a detention facility, the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. Both lawmakers reported being alarmed by the child’s condition and are demanding his release. Liam Conejo Ramos, 5-year-old detained by ICE in viral moment, is now sick and asking for his mom in detention center | The Independent Edited February 1 by blackbird 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 This was already debunked. The father ran, left the boy behind and ICE tried to get the mom to take him but she refused. 3 Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
Deluge Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 3 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: This was already debunked. The father ran, left the boy behind and ICE tried to get the mom to take him but she refused. I'm not surprised, and it sounds a lot more realistic. 1 Quote
User Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 9 hours ago, blackbird said: "The Latest What are you talking about? You are linking to articles over a week old, and this story is not new. The father is here illegally; he was arrested lawfully to be deported. He has chosen to take his child with him. If you want to avoid this, use the Government App to schedule your own deportation. Quote
blackbird Posted February 2 Author Report Posted February 2 13 hours ago, User said: The father is here illegally; he was arrested lawfully to be deported. He has chosen to take his child with him. What you claim is completely false. According to this news report he was in the U.S. legally. quote An Ecuadorian father and his young son who were detained by immigration authorities this week in Columbia Heights entered the country legally and were following the proper steps to seek asylum, an immigration attorney said on Thursday. “They did everything right when they came in,” attorney Marc Prokosch said during a news conference on Thursday. According to Prokosch, Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, entered the country at the Brownsville, Texas, port of entry in 2024 and used the CBP One app to declare their intent to seek asylum in the United States and set an appointment with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. “They have shared all of their information with the government, and they were following the process,” Prokosch said. “They were just trying to secure safety from persecution for their family from their home country.” unquote Lawyer: Father, 5-year-old son detained in Columbia Heights were legal asylum-seekers - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News Quote
User Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 6 hours ago, blackbird said: What you claim is completely false. According to this news report he was in the U.S. legally. That isn’t what the news reports, that is what his lawyer claims. Quote
WestCanMan Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 @blackbird: You gotta remember when you're reading articles of this nature, that the people writing them are entirely dishonest, and they are gonna lie about everything they can to paint a false narrative that will pull at your heartstrings. Imagine that you're a cop, and you have to arrest a man who has a 5 yr old with him because his asylum claim was denied, and you're right in front of his house. The man flees, abandoning his son in a running car... what do you do? take the 5 yr old into custody let him go knock on the door to see if his mommy's home You chose #2, blackbird? Really? You're clearly a kid-hatin' Nazi. Why did you let the 5 yr old knock on the front door of his house when you could have just dragged him away in your cop car? Everybody, listen up: BLACKBIRD HATES KIDS!!!!! Do you see the brutally twisted logic in your own argument, blackbird? You just let someone convince you that "letting a 5 yr old knock on the door of his own house after his father abandoned him" was worse than "taking a 5 yr old into custody". Go shake your head. Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
blackbird Posted February 2 Author Report Posted February 2 (edited) 48 minutes ago, User said: That isn’t what the news reports, that is what his lawyer claims. That is true, but if the father was in the U.S. illegally, it is not evident because a judge ordered the father and son be released a couple of days ago. Likely ICE had no real evidence to present to the judge for arresting and holding them. Assumptions about people are not evidence or proof. "Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and returned home to Minneapolis, a day after a court order mandated their release." ICE releases 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from custody Edited February 2 by blackbird Quote
User Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 12 minutes ago, blackbird said: That is true, but if the father was in the U.S. illegally, it is not evident because a judge ordered the father and son be released a couple of days ago. Likely ICE had no real evidence to present to the judge for arresting and holding them. Assumptions about people are not evidence or proof. "Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and returned home to Minneapolis, a day after a court order mandated their release." ICE releases 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from custody That Judge was a raving lunatic who wrote one of the most outlandishly absurd rulings anyone has ever seen. It will almost certainly be appealed and overturned. The point is that there was an order of removal on this man, which is why ICE picked him up in the first place. Quote
Politics1990 Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 shocking the boy and his dad sent back home by a judge who did the 100% correct thing . trump and his gov keep losing LOL Quote
User Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 12 minutes ago, Politics1990 said: shocking the boy and his dad sent back home by a judge who did the 100% correct thing . trump and his gov keep losing LOL Keep losing? They have won plenty of cases. They will win in the end on this one too. The issue isn't if this guy is here unlawfully, it is merely down to will he stay in confinement until he is deported. Quote
Politics1990 Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 42 minutes ago, User said: Keep losing? They have won plenty of cases. They will win in the end on this one too. The issue isn't if this guy is here unlawfully, it is merely down to will he stay in confinement until he is deported. we will see was no need to lock him up Quote
User Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Politics1990 said: we will see was no need to lock him up No, there was not. He could easily self deport himself instead of playing legal games. 1 Quote
Politics1990 Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 nah 27 minutes ago, User said: No, there was not. He could easily self deport himself instead of playing legal games. Quote
User Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Politics1990 said: nah Well, get used to this. You guys are playing politics with people’s lives. 1 Quote
Politics1990 Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 2 hours ago, User said: Well, get used to this. You guys are playing politics with people’s lives. llol dude will s till be in usa when 2028 election happens Quote
User Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Politics1990 said: llol dude will s till be in usa when 2028 election happens Maybe, maybe not, but to the point, you are playing politics with his life. Quote
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