US moves to deport 5-year-old detained in Minnesota

Liam Conejo Ramos is held by his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias while boarding an aircraft to return to Minneapolis, after the pair who had been detained by immigration officers were ordered released by a judge from a Texas detention center, in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., February 1, 2026 in a still image from video. ABC News via REUTERS

WASHINGTON, Feb ‌6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday it ‌is seeking to deport a 5-year-old Ecuadorean boy who was ‌detained in Minnesota last month.

The department, which has federal oversight of immigration enforcement, denied that it was seeking expedited removal after a lawyer for the boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, ‍told the New York Times that the Trump ‍administration was seeking an expedited ‌deportation.