Federal authorities have released an image of a father who allegedly abandoned his 5-year-old son while fleeing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is an Ecuadorian citizen who was in the US without proper documentation. According to DHS officials, Conejo Arias fled with his young son when ICE officers approached him. The boy's mother had initially agreed to take custody of the child, but she later changed her mind.
The images obtained by Fox News show a harrowing scene where the 5-year-old boy was left standing alone outside his home while his father ran away from the ICE agents. In an apparent attempt to comfort the boy, one officer took him inside and bought him food from a nearby McDonald's restaurant.
ICE officials have defended their actions, stating that they were targeting Conejo Arias, not his child. However, some Democrats have claimed that the child was "kidnapped" by ICE agents while trying to leave with his father.
The controversy highlights a broader debate over immigration policies and the treatment of families caught in the crossfire of enforcement efforts. Rep. Jasmine Crockett plans to visit the Dilley Detention Center next week to demand answers about the whereabouts and wellbeing of Liam Ramos, Conejo Arias's young son.
The father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is an Ecuadorian citizen who was in the US without proper documentation. According to DHS officials, Conejo Arias fled with his young son when ICE officers approached him. The boy's mother had initially agreed to take custody of the child, but she later changed her mind.
The images obtained by Fox News show a harrowing scene where the 5-year-old boy was left standing alone outside his home while his father ran away from the ICE agents. In an apparent attempt to comfort the boy, one officer took him inside and bought him food from a nearby McDonald's restaurant.
ICE officials have defended their actions, stating that they were targeting Conejo Arias, not his child. However, some Democrats have claimed that the child was "kidnapped" by ICE agents while trying to leave with his father.
The controversy highlights a broader debate over immigration policies and the treatment of families caught in the crossfire of enforcement efforts. Rep. Jasmine Crockett plans to visit the Dilley Detention Center next week to demand answers about the whereabouts and wellbeing of Liam Ramos, Conejo Arias's young son.
this is so messed up...ICE agents just abandoned that little kid outside his own home 
while they were chasing his dad...no wonder he was crying 
...the image showed him standing alone with no one to comfort him, and then one officer tries to buy him food at a fast food joint? 
...it's like the kid got caught in the middle of this whole mess and now we're debating whether ICE did the right thing or not 
...I just want that kid to be safe and sound with his parents, whoever they are now 
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. A 5-year-old kid being left alone on the street while his dad tries to escape ICE agents? Are we serious? 
I mean, I get it, people do stupid things when they're scared or desperate, but abandoning your kid in the middle of a crisis is just basic human decency fail 
. And what's with all this drama about who did what? ICE said one thing, Democrats are saying another... can't we just agree that kids don't belong in the middle of this mess? 
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. But at the same time, we gotta ask ourselves, what's the system supposed to do? Rep. Crockett's plan to visit Dilley Detention Center sounds like a good starting point, though - we need more transparency and accountability when it comes to these kinds of situations.
. I'm all for stricter borders and stuff, but not at the cost of innocent kids like Liam. He's just a 5-year-old who got caught up in his dad's drama 
. We gotta do better than this.
! The image of that little boy all alone outside his home is just devastating 
. The fact that they thought it was okay to take the kid away from him while he's trying to escape with his life is just awful 
. Can you even imagine how scared and alone that little boy must have felt? 
i feel bad for the kid. some ppl think its unfair dat ice was tryna take him away from his dad but others say it was a trap 4 the dad 2 leave him behind. rep jasmine crockett is tryna get answers about liams whereabouts n wellbeing, thats super noble of her 
please let's just hope this little boy doesn't have a hard time dealing with all this