Who is Liam Conejo Ramos? Detention of 5-year-old in Minnesota sparks outrage4Photo© dnaindia.com

Who is Liam Conejo Ramos? Detention of 5-year-old in Minnesota sparks outrage

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have reportedly detained a five-year-old boy on Tuesday during an immigration enforcement operation

The boy, identified as Liam Ramos was with his father, named by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, The boy was used as a 'bait' to apprehend his father Conejo Arias who had a pending asylum case, as per reports.

However, ICE has denied the child being  detained and wrote on X, "A criminal illegal alien ABANDONED his child as he fled from ICE officers, and our officers ensured the child was kept SAFE in the bitter cold," the agency said.