"Liam Conejo Ramos, an Ecuadorian boy, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis on 20 January after returning from school with his father. Images of the Minnesota preschooler wearing a bunny hat and a plaid coat went viral online, sparking outrage across the country after claims that the child, who was on the driveway of his home during the arrest, was used as bait to try to arrest his mother inside the house."
"Stenvik said that, during Liam and his father's arrest, another adult living in the home was outside and begged the agents to let them take care of the small child, but was refused. Instead, the agent took the child out of the still-running vehicle, led him to the door, and directed him to knock on the door, asking to be let in, in order to see if anyone else was home essentially using a five-year-old as bait, Stenvik added."
Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy, and his father Adrian Conejo Arias were detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis on 20 January after returning from school. Viral images of the child in a bunny hat and plaid coat prompted nationwide outrage amid claims he was used as bait to try to arrest his mother while on the driveway. US district judge Fred Biery ordered their release by Tuesday, barred their removal, and criticized the government's pursuit of daily deportation quotas as ill-conceived and incompetently implemented. Columbia Heights officials said other children were taken; the Department of Homeland Security disputed the baiting claims.
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