US Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Detained in 'Ill-Conceived' ICE Raid Near Minneapolis

• US District Judge Fred Biery ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, detained by ICE.
• The father and son, from Ecuador, were asylum applicants who entered the US legally.
• The child was among four students detained by immigration officials in a Minneapolis suburb, drawing national attention.
• Judge Biery criticized the 'ill-conceived and incompetently implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas'.
• The ruling emphasized the need for a more orderly and humane immigration policy, especially concerning children.

Why It Matters: A US judge ordered the release of a 5-year-old and his father, criticizing ICE's 'ill-conceived' raid.