Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Latin Times
Latin Times
Politics
Héctor Ríos Morales

Federal Government Appeals Judge's Order, Seeks to Send 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo and His Father Back to Detention

Liam Conejo Ramos stands with an immigration agent (Credit: Courtesy of Columbia Heights Public Schools)

Months after being detained by immigration authorities, Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy wearing a blue bunny hat who was taken into custody with his father during raids in Minnesota earlier this year, could be sent back to detention.

As reported by CBS News, the federal government is seeking to return the boy to detention after the Justice Department filed a notice of appeal this week in federal court in Texas, challenging a January ruling that freed Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from an immigration detention facility.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.