What we know so far about the 5-year-old detained by ICE
January 22, 2026
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2:24She has legal custody, but is still searching for her 5-year old daughter
2:40Now PlayingWhat we know so far about the 5-year-old detained by ICE
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as posted by the channelFive-year-old Liam Ramos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Tuesday during an operation to arrest his father, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
The agency said Ramos was ‘abandoned’ after his father allegedly fled arrest but a statement from the boy’s school in Minnesota said another adult was denied the opportunity to take the child into their care.
The family’s lawyer said both are now in custody at an ICE detention centre in Dilley, Texas.
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