Federal Judge Slams Immigration Quotas Driving Child Detentions — Calls for Immediate Release of Liam Conejo Ramos and Father

In a telling rebuke of Washington’s immigration enforcement policies driven by rigid daily arrest quotas, a U.S. District Judge has ordered the immediate release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias from a Texas detention center. This case reveals the costly human toll when bureaucratic targets dictate actions over American values. Images showing young Liam—wearing a bunny hat and carrying a Spiderman backpack—surrounded by immigration officers in Minnesota have ignited widespread outrage, spotlighting how political pressure to meet arbitrary deportation numbers can lead to needlessly traumatizing children and families. Are Deportation Quotas Worth Traumatizing Our Children?...