US Immigration Detains 5-Year-Old as 'Bait' to Apprehend Father in Minnesota

• A 5-year-old child, Liam Conejo Ramos, was detained by US immigration officials in Minnesota and sent to a Texas detention center.
• Officials allegedly used the child as 'bait' to lure his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, out of the house, a claim disputed by DHS.
• The family, from Ecuador, arrived in the US in 2024, and their asylum case is still pending without an order to leave.
• School officials and local leaders criticize the detention, highlighting the child's innocence and the father's alleged non-flight.
• Both father and child are held at an immigration center in Dilley, Texas, with lawyers pursuing legal and humanitarian release.

Why It Matters: US immigration officials detained a 5-year-old, allegedly using him as 'bait' to apprehend his father.