A boy removed from his driveway is now detained with his father, missing school, struggling to eat, and asking about belongings ICE took from him and never returned.Ever since five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was ripped from his daily routine and thrust into a harsh new reality, he has been staying in a detention center in South Texas, more than 1,300 miles away from his Minnesota home.The operation was carried out under the Trump administration’s renewed enforcement measures, leaving families fractured and communities reeling. Liam is now living the emotional fallout, separated from his school, stripped of his belongings, and unable to understand why he can’t go home.

During a recent visit to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, Congressman Joaquin Castro found Liam asleep in his father’s arms. He delivered a sobering update via FaceTime to Jason Kuhlman, principal of Liam’s school, and CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano.Castro reported that the child had become noticeably withdrawn and distressed.”He wasn’t in any kind of emergency,” Castro said, “but his dad did say that he’s been depressed, and hasn’t been eating especially well, you know, and has just been asking about when they’re going to get out and everything.”The congressman said he assured Liam’s father that the boy’s classmates miss him and that his spot at school remains untouched, waiting for his return. He added, “[Liam’s] been asking about his classmates and wants to get back to them, to be with them soon.”