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Democrats visit 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis, in case that has stirred anger over ICE actions

Reps. Castro and Crockett seek to inspect detainee welfare amid protests after a federal judge halted removal of the Minnesota family, spotlighting oversight challenges.

  • On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett traveled to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley to seek access to meet a detained 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father while protesters and detainees staged demonstrations.
  • The Jan. 20 sweep in Minneapolis involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, sparking massive protests.
  • DHS says three Democrats failed to meet the seven days notice policy, and some detainees at Dilley were allowed by the facility's private contractor to sign up to meet lawmakers.
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Ecuadorean 5-year-old Liam Ramos, who was arrested in Minnesota with his father and transferred to a detention center in Texas, Liam Ramos, is “depressed,” said a Democratic legislator who visited the facility yesterday. Congressman Joaquín Castro also demanded the release of Ramos, who was arrested along with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, as part of the controversial deployment of federal forces that Donald Trump’s government is carrying out…

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Joaquín Castro, Texas's Democratic Representative, visited the little boy and his father.

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Joaquin Castro shares Texas detention visit with 5-year-old boy, father captured in Minnesota

"I told him our country loves him and is praying for him,” said Rep. Castro.

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KENS broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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