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Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Dad From Immigration Detention: Reports

Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Dad From Immigration Detention: Reports

Summary

A federal judge has ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father from immigration detention. The judge's decision came after a case involving the Department of Homeland Security was filed.

Key Facts

  • A federal judge, Fred Biery, ordered the release of a father and his 5-year-old son from immigration detention.
  • The case involved the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Federal immigration agents had used the 5-year-old, Liam Conejo Ramos, in an arrest operation in a suburb near Minneapolis.
  • The boy was asked to knock on his own home's door while agents waited outside.
  • The boy and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were detained in their driveway after returning from school.
  • Judge Biery ruled that the father and son should not be removed while the father pursues a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration.

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