"On Friday, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino gave an update on Liam, saying he's actually being "well cared for" in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas (though other Dilley detainees have claimed they were subjected to moldy food, a lack of drinkable water, and inadequate medical care). "That child is in the least restrictive setting possible," Bovino said, adding that the father and son are together and "I don't think it gets any better than that.""
"The Border Patrol chief strongly defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's treatment of minors amid the deportation surge in Minneapolis, saying that despite what you might have heard or seen on social media, they're actually great with kids. "I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children," Bovino said. "Let me say that again, experts in dealing with children, not because we want to be but because we have to be.""
A photo of a 5-year-old in a blue bunny hat being detained by a masked ICE agent went viral after the boy was apprehended with his father in their driveway after preschool. The school said adults begged the agent to leave the boy in their care and alleged the child was used as bait to lure others. The father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, and son, Liam Conejo Ramos, are now in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino said the child is "well cared for" and in "the least restrictive setting possible" and defended agents as experts in dealing with children. Dilley detainees have alleged moldy food, lack of drinkable water, and inadequate medical care. An ICE official declined to immediately confirm whether the father has a criminal record.
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