Father detained by ICE with five-year-old tells US congressman his son has been ‘depressed’
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Congressman Joaquin Castro visited five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, after they were detained by ICE in Minnesota on January 20th. Castro reported that Liam's father said the boy has been depressed and sleeping more since the detention. Liam and his father were apprehended on their way home from preschool and subsequently transferred to the Texas facility. ICE stated the father was the target of a "targeted operation" and was in the country illegally, alleging he fled, abandoning his child. Castro has demanded their release and expressed concern for Liam's mental state, noting the boy was asleep during the visit.
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