There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained, or watch parents be deported

By: Joanna Dreby, University at Albany, State University of New York and Eunju Lee, University at Albany, State University of New York, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 899

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old boy who is an asylum seeker, in Minneapolis on Jan. 20, 2026, the photos quickly became a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement activity.

In one image, a man wearing a black uniform holds onto a gray and red Spider-Man backpack that the worried-looking young boy, wearing a blue bunny hat with floppy ears, has on his back.

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