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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Heather Hollingsworth and Valerie Gonzalez

Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota

Immigration Enforcement Boy Detained - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.

U.S. Judge Fred Biery ruled Monday that any removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is on hold while a court case proceeds.

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