Judge ends asylum claim of Minnesotan boy detained by ICE, report says
By Maria Tsvetkova
Published on March 19, 2026.
An immigration judge has ended the asylum claim of Ecuadorean boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. The boy and his father were taken into custody at the age of five and spent 10 days in a detention facility in Texas before both were released and returned home. The decision will be appealed by the family, a process that can take months or years. Liam's detention during Operation Metro Surge, when President Donald Trump deployed about 3,000 armed immigration agents to deport migrants in Minneapolis, led to trauma and economic damage in the city.
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