"Around the middle of Bad Bunny's live NFL Super Bowl halftime performance, the Puerto Rican singer is seen handing a Grammy Award to a young Latino boy. As he kneels down and rubs the boy's head, he says: "Cree siempre en ti" ("always believe in yourself"). Almost immediately, rumors began spreading like wildfire on social media: the boy was none other than Liam Conejo Ramos, an immigrant who has made headlines in recent weeks."
"Who is Liam Conejo Ramos? Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad Adrian Conejo were detained by federal immigration agents on Jan. 20 at their Minneapolis driveway. A photo taken of the boy carrying a Spider-Man backpack and wearing a blue bunny hat, went viral on social media, and has become one of the symbols of President Trump's harsh immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Liam and his dad were sent to a detention center in Dilley, Texas, meant to hold families with minors."
Bad Bunny handed a Grammy to a young Latino boy during his Super Bowl halftime performance, knelt, rubbed the boy's head and said "Cree siempre en ti" ("always believe in yourself"). Social media rumors claimed the child was five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, but Bad Bunny's publicist and a Conejo Ramos family representative confirmed the boy was not Liam. Liam and his father Adrian were detained by federal agents on Jan. 20 in Minneapolis, photographed with a Spider-Man backpack and a blue bunny hat, and sent to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas. The family, from Ecuador, seeks asylum while federal authorities move to end their claims.
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