The detention of a five-year-old child during a federal immigration operation has drawn responses from school officials, a family lawyer, a former national leader, and government authorities.The case of a preschool child taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a Minneapolis suburb has sparked alarm within the school community.Questions are mounting over the circumstances of the situation, particularly as the family’s lawyer has spoken about the family’s status in the country.According to CNN, five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was on January 20, 2026, by ICE agents outside his home in Columbia Heights. The child was reportedly removed from a running car in the family’s driveway.

Ramos and his father, identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were later transferred to an ICE facility in Texas, where they remain in custody.At a recent press conference, Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools, said at least four students from the district were apprehended by ICE in recent days. That number reportedly included Ramos.She recalled that masked and armed agents with no identifying badges took the students.The district initially stayed quiet but chose to speak publicly after witnessing the effect on students and families. Stenvik added: