Detention of five-year-old child by ICE adds fuel to the fire in the streets of Minneapolis

"The image captures the cruelty of Donald Trump's immigration policy. The five-year-old boy, dressed in a black-and-white checkered jacket and a blue hat, is escorted by an immigration agent, who is holding him by his Spiderman backpack. Fear is visible on his face. His name is Liam Conejo Ramos. He and his father, both asylum seekers, were detained at the entrance to their home in a Minneapolis suburb this week."

"Another round of protests is planned for this Friday in Minneapolis in response to the massive deployment of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol that the Trump Administration has maintained in Minnesota's most populous city for weeks. This time, organizers have called on residents to stay home from work and school as part of a massive walkout that will see more than 500 businesses and restaurants closed in solidarity with the state's immigrant community."

"Today's protests add to those that have been taking place daily in Minneapolis since an ICE agent killed Renee Good on January 7 during an immigration operation. The constant clashes between protesters and immigration officials, who have attempted to quell the protests with tear gas, led President Trump to threaten to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to use the military to suppress an internal uprising or invasion. Currently, the Pentagon has more than 1,500 troops on standby for a possible deployment to Minnesota."

A photograph shows five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos being escorted by an immigration agent and held by his Spiderman backpack after he and his father, both asylum seekers, were detained at their Minneapolis suburb home. The image intensified outrage in a city already affected by the killing of a U.S. citizen by an immigration agent in early January. Organizers planned a citywide walkout and march, urging residents to stay home and closing over 500 businesses in solidarity, with similar actions in New York, Chicago, and Seattle. Daily confrontations with ICE and Border Patrol have involved tear gas, and federal leaders have signaled possible military involvement, with more than 1,500 troops on standby.

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