https://sahanjournal.com/education/ice-
minnesota-columbia-heights-students-detained/
Stenvik described the scene where ICE agents took Liam from his driveway, as another adult living in the home
"begged" agents to let him care for Liam and was refused.
"Instead, the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door, and directed him to knock on the door, asking to be let in, in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait," she said.
picture of Liam smiling in a dark navy polo and a lighter blue background.
Valley View Elementary student Liam Conejo Ramos was detained with his father as the two returned home from school on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
‘Why detain a 5-year-old?’ Columbia Heights school leaders speak out over students taken by ICE
ICE agents have detained students on their way to and from school and also tried to get onto school property,
#columbiaheights
#racialprofiling
#schools
#children
@sahanjournal.bsky.social