Judge Orders Release Of 5-Year-Old Detained In ICE Raid
Judge Fred Biery ordered Liam Conejo Ramos and his father released from Dilley within 48 hours, citing harm to children in detention.

Five-year-old boy and father detained by ICE are back in Minnesota

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility after judge's order
5-year-old boy detained by ICE released, back in MN after judge's order

Viral “bunny hat” 5-year-old released from ICE detention with his father
Overview
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a Feb. 1, 2025 order directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley no later than Feb. 3, 2025, court documents show.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a human-interest critique of ICE and the administration, foregrounding the child’s victimhood and a scathing judicial rebuke. They repeatedly use evocative imagery (hat, Spider-Man backpack), elevate sympathetic voices (mother, Rep. Castro, community leaders), and place brief DHS defenses alongside detailed family and court accounts.