5-year-old boy detained in Texas returns home to Minnesota
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The five-year-old Columbia Heights boy and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, have landed in Minnesota, according to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro from Texas.
This comes after a judge ordered the release of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, on Saturday.
Their return comes after a federal court judge in Texas Saturday ordered them released — citing the Fourth Amendment and long-standing due process protections.
According to Columbia Heights school district officials, four more children from the district are believed to be still in ICE custody in Texas. This includes a high school and elementary student from the district and two elementary students from the same school as Ramos who a judge has ordered be released, according to the officials.
The total number of children from Minnesota who have been detained by ICE in recent weeks is still unknown. Lawyers representing families say ICE’s practices of quickly moving detained children out of state makes it impossible to know who’s taken and to get them access to legal counsel.
This is a developing story.
More Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
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