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The family arrived in the U.S. from Ecuador, entering through a Biden-era immigration program that allows asylum seekers to await their appointments in the country without living under the threat of deportation. the program was later rescinded by the Trump Management.
They were detained on Jan. 20 after returning from Liam’s preschool.
A lawyer for the family has said Liam’s father does not have a criminal record, and DHS officials have not said otherwise.
President Donald Trump and DHS head Kristi Noem continue to claim they are targeting “criminals,” even as children,immigrants without criminal records,and legal residents are being detained.
Last weekend, a two-year-old girl was taken into ICE custody in Minnesota and flown to Texas with her father before being returned to her mother the next day. the young girl was removed from the state despite an emergency court order that granted the immediate release of the child.
The case of Liam Ramos has drawn national criticism of ICE’s tactics and use of force in Operation Metro Force,the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. “He has become emblematic of the monstrosity of the ICE system and the detention system,” Texas Rep. Castro said of Liam ramos in a Facebook video.
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