Can a Photograph Still Move Us? The ICE Detention of a 5-Year-Old
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Washington Post Style columnist Philip Kennicott reflects on the viral image of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos detained by ICE in Minnesota, arguing that such powerful photographs once mobilized public empathy and action, and raises the question of whether they can still galvanize change on immigration and human rights.
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