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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Deporting Liam Ramos and His Father

HeadlineJan 28, 2026

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo. Liam was detained with his father in Minnesota after the boy came from preschool last week. Images of Liam went viral after he was picked up by federal agents while still wearing his Spider-Man backpack and a blue hat with bunny ears. Liam and his father are currently detained at ICE’s South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, which has faced mounting reports of worsening conditions for immigrant families jailed there. Liam’s father has filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Trump officials. Liam and his father had come to the U.S. in 2024 from Ecuador to seek asylum.

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