ICE detains 5-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says

BBC News - WorldEN 3 min read 100% complete January 22, 2026 at 05:04 PM

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On Tuesday in Minnesota, ICE detained a 5-year-old boy, Liam Ramos, along with his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, during an immigration enforcement operation. Conejo Arias was the target of the operation due to his immigration status and an active asylum case with no deportation order. According to the Department of Homeland Security, an ICE officer stayed with the child for his safety while his father was apprehended, and the agency claims the father abandoned his son when approached. School officials present at the scene stated that another adult in the home was denied the opportunity to take the child inside. The family's lawyer believes they are being held at a detention center in Texas. School officials also reported that ICE recently detained four students in the district, including a 10-year-old and two 17-year-olds.

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Marc Prokosch 40% Texas 40% Zena Stenvik ×360% Columbia Heights Public Schools ×365% Minnesota 70% Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias ×480% Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ×485% Liam Ramos ×490% Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ×695%

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ice detention 100% immigration enforcement 90% child detention 80% adrian alexander conejo arias 70% liam ramos 70% department of homeland security (dhs) 60% asylum case 50% minnesota 40%

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