Protest Erupts at Dilley Immigration Center Over 5-Year-Old Case
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A peaceful protest broke out at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley after guards ordered attorneys to leave during confidential visits, as detainees—many children—chanted 'Libertad' in solidarity with five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who had been moved from Minnesota to Dilley. Advocates press for the boy’s release; DHS disputes some accounts of his seizure. Detainees described harsh conditions (putrid water, meals with bugs) and an estimated 1,500 protesters, with CoreCivic running the facility amid renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement.
- Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos tpr.org
- Minnesota toddler taken into ICE custody with father and flown to Texas is returned to mother next day, lawyer says CNN
- DAN GAINOR: One child, one ICE photo — and a media meltdown built on distortion Fox News
- The Facts Surrounding the ICE Detention of a 5-Year-Old Boy The Wall Street Journal
- Witnesses dispute DHS claim that 5-year-old was ‘abandoned’ prior to ICE detainment Star Tribune
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