Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as ‘bait’

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 5 min read 100% complete by By  HALLIE GOLDEN and SARAH RAZAJanuary 22, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as ‘bait’

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On January 20, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in a Minneapolis suburb after he arrived home from preschool. According to a school official, the agents took the boy from a car in his driveway and instructed him to knock on the door of his home, which the official described as using him as "bait." The Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent stated that Liam is the fourth student from the district to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks. The family, who arrived in the U.S. in 2024, has an active asylum case. The boy and his father were reportedly taken to a detention facility in Texas.

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