US Immigration Detains 5-Year-Old, School Alleges 'Bait' Tactic

• A 5-year-old preschooler, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father were detained by federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
• Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Zena Stenvik alleged officers used the boy as "bait" to check if others were inside the home.
• The father-son duo was transferred to a detention center in Dilley, Texas, despite local officials offering to take responsibility for the child.
• The family, who arrived in the US in 2024, has an active asylum case with no deportation order issued.
• Former US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the incident, calling it deeply disturbing and accusing ICE of using the child as "bait."

Why It Matters: US immigration agents detained a 5-year-old and his father, sparking outrage and allegations of using the child as 'bait'.