Liam Conejo Ramos

Liam Conejo Ramos is a five-year-old boy who, along with his father Adrian Conejo Arias, was recently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota. The family are Ecuadorian asylum seekers. Their detention occurred amidst what has been described as an aggressive anti-immigration crackdown. Liam's photograph, wearing a bunny hat, circulated widely, drawing significant public attention and criticism of the Trump administration's immigration policies. After being detained, Liam and his father were held at the Dilley detention center in Texas. Following public outcry and intervention by U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, they were released and returned to their home in Minnesota. Despite their release, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still seeking their deportation, a move that lawyers for the family have suggested is retaliatory. The father disputes government claims that he abandoned his son. The case highlights the ongoing debate and controversy surrounding immigration enforcement and the treatment of asylum seekers, particularly children.