Judge Orders Release of 5‑Year‑Old Boy, Father From Texas ICE Detention

A Texas judge ordered the release of 5‑year‑old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father after brief ICE detention.

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Judge Orders Release of 5‑Year‑Old Boy, Father From Texas ICE Detention

On Jan 29 2026, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery in Texas ordered the release of 5‑year‑old Minneapolis‑suburb boy Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from the Dilley ICE detention center. The pair were arrested early that week after Liam was brought home from preschool on Jan 20 2026; ICE officers took them to the Texas facility and cited alleged abandonment of the child. The judge’s order, to take effect “as soon as practicable” but no later than Feb 3 2026, explicitly barred any removal or transfer pending their habeas‑corpus challenge. Family attorneys and school officials say the father did not abandon the boy, and a different adult was outside begging the agents to allow the child to remain in care.

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