Summary
Protesters and lawmakers gathered outside a Texas facility where a child and his father are being held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security says they entered the US illegally, while the family's lawyer claims they followed the correct procedures for seeking asylum. Lawmakers are urging for their release and visited the facility to show support.
Key Facts
- A 5-year-old child named Liam Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were taken into custody by ICE officers in Minnesota on January 20.
- They were relocated to a detention center in Dilley, Texas.
- Protesters and some lawmakers gathered outside the facility, with protests leading to clashes with police.
- Lawmakers, including Representatives Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett, visited the detainees and spoke out against their detention.
- The Department of Homeland Security says they entered the US illegally, but a family lawyer insists they sought asylum correctly.
- ICE stated that the father wanted the child to remain with him and claimed the child was abandoned.
- School officials and community organizers have criticized the detention and are calling for the boy's release.
