The Latest Breaking News from Liam Conejo Ramos

ICE claims Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis was ‘not clearly marked’ when officers tried to enter

Two large seals reading ‘Consulate de Ecuador’ are posted outside building

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Boy, 5, detained by ICE in viral moment is now sick and asking for his mom 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

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Heartbreaking Update On 5-Year-Old Boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, Who Was Detained by ICE

“We are experts in dealing with children,” a border patrol official said.

Bored Panda · Jan 29

There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained, or watch their parents be deported

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old boy who is an asylum seeker, in Minneapolis on Jan. 20, 2026, the photos quickly became a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement activity.

The Conversation · Jan 28

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

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

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Federal judge stops deportation of 5-year-old boy and father whose arrest angered the nation

Preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos was taken into federal custody from family’s driveway

The Independent UK · Jan 27

'Freedom for the kids': Anti-ICE protests shake Minneapolis after 5-year-old detained - watch

Dozens of immigrant families gathered Saturday behind chain-link fences at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, chanting “¡Libertad!” as children held handmade signs reading “Libertad para los niños,” or “Freedom for the kids.”

The Times of India · Jan 25

Thousands rally and hundreds of businesses close in protest against ICE presence in Minnesota

Thousands of people protested against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Friday, after a five-year-old boy and his father were detained by ICE agents.

Euronews · Jan 24

What Trump officials have to say about ICE detaining a 5-year-old boy

Agents are accused of using a 5-year-old boy as "bait" to arrest his father

The Independent UK · Jan 24

Why the Trump administration is detaining immigrant children – and what happens to them next

The detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, age five, marks the turbocharging of a policy discontinued five years ago

The Guardian - US · Jan 23