Immigration agents took a five-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota. School people were not happy. They think it was a trick to find the father. This made many people talk. They ask if it is okay to use kids in these actions.
The boy is Liam Conejo Ramos. His father is Adrian Conejo Arias. They were at home. Agents from ICE came to their house. School leaders said the agents wanted to catch the father. He is from Ecuador and wants to stay in the US. ICE said they did not go after the child. They said the father ran away.
This has happened before. Other children from the same school were also taken. They were from five to seventeen years old. Some parents were taken from their children. This made families sad. A government helper said agents stayed with the boy. They wanted him to be safe.
The father is waiting for his case. He was not told to leave. But agents still took him. People saw agents tell the boy to knock. This was to see if someone was home. Then the father ran.
Many families in Columbia Heights are worried. This is a place with many people with immigration problems. Teachers and leaders worry about the students. They ask if it is fair to use young children.
The father and son are now in Texas. The government says they go after people with crimes. But these detentions show how policies hurt children and families.