A five-year-old boy in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack became the face of the immigration

A five-year-old boy in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack became the face of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, and now an immigration judge has ordered his family deported. 🚨 Judge John Burns denied the asylum claim of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, ordering them deported to Ecuador. Liam and his father were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on January twentieth and held for ten days in a Texas detention center before a judge ordered their release. The family’s lawyers say Adrian entered the country legally and requested asylum, giving him the right to remain while his case was decided. The government claims he entered illegally, and that dispute goes to the heart of whether this family ever had a fair chance. During the arrest, neighbors and school officials accused immigration officers of using Liam as bait, telling him to knock on his own front door so his mother would come outside. The Department of Homeland Security called that an outright lie, but the image of a kindergartner caught in an enforcement operation has not left public memory. 📄 The operations in Minneapolis that swept up this family also led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens by federal officers. Liam is back in school now, but his lawyer says the family is scared about what comes next. The fight is not over. The family’s lawyers are appealing, and appeals can take months or even years to resolve. ⚖️ That time can keep the family together while the legal process continues. A strong appeal can overturn a bad decision, and this family is not giving up. I’m Brian Manning, and if you need help with an asylum case, send me the word “CONSULT” in a direct message.