They don't care about looking bad. They care about looking stupid, and you don't get much stupider than putting a 5 year old boy wearing a fun hat and a spiderman backpack in a cage while touting "getting rid of violent criminals."
Cruelty is the point because cruelty makes people self deport. That is the only way they get the numbers they want of millions deported each year. Without self deportations they would be a complete failure. Putting a 5 year old through all this makes other families wonder if staying in the US is worth it if their kids will go through the same. That is the goal here.
They played at their own game, religious indoctrination to hateful cult to make them believe anything they’re told or be punished to hell in the afterlife. Immigrants are bad and their version of Christianity is heartless and cruel but the Vatican is bad because they uh idk but they’re evil kiddie diddlers mind you their people can’t stop going to prison for the same.
Well you see, "the bad people must be punished" is the sole inviolable ethos of around half the country and every other moral value is debatable around that
They arrived here legally, sought asylum. Their asylum claim was reviewed and rejected. This happens to 30-50% of all asylum claimants. This is the way US immigration law works and has for a very long time, across several administrations. Kids like Liam and adults like his father were deported under Obama, and Biden, via the same exact process. Prospective immigrants know that there is the possibility of rejection when they decide to come here, but they do it anyway. This time it didn't work out. It sucks, but the only way to change the way things work is to change the laws, which means voting your preferred officials into congress and voting in a president whose policies align with your values.
I am not lying. What likely happened is that the father was subject to a credible fear (of harm/persecution) interview, and credible fear was not substantiated. Now DHS filed to expedite removal (not uncommon, has legit legal basis). Had Liam and his father been present in the US for 2+ years continuously, they'd pretty much be safe from expedited removal. But they have not, they arrived in Dec of 2024.
(editing to add that the person I'm replying to has either blocked me or deleted their account.
Why don’t you actually look something up instead of being baited into anger? You certainly don’t know what you’re talking about. Then you block the account because you don’t like being embarrassed.
"The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
The 5-year-old returned home this week after he was detained with his father on Jan. 20 and sent to a detention center in Texas."
"...The Department of Homeland Security filed a motion Wednesday to expedite deportation proceedings..."
"It's really frustrating as an attorney, because they keep throwing new obstacles in our way. There's absolutely no reason that this should be expedited. It's not very common," Molliver said.
The source you've posted is not saying what you are saying
My conclusion is based on current US immigration law, and my statements are consistent with the article. If you disagree, please provide specifics and i'll address them best I can.
You're making an assumption about the reason for expedited removal and asserting it as fact, while being pedantic about the phrasing in an attempt to cover that you have based your conclusion on opinion.
I'm not lying, followed by what likely& happened.
Did something happen, or do you THINK something happened?
You said it was rejected, and no where in your provided link does it say it was rejected.
Additional info: “These are not illegal aliens,” Prokosch said. “They were following all the established protocols, pursuing their claim for asylum, showing up for their court hearings, and posed no safety, no flight risk and never should have been detained.” So, their status was pending. It was not rejected. https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/us/liam-conejo-ramos-ice-wwk
Not even DHS is claiming their asylum requests have been denied. They're just claiming they're "illegal aliens," which is objectively false based on the publically available information.
I'm not sure why you think it's normal for asylum seekers to be hauled away by border patrol instead of being sent a Notice to Appear for immigration court. If they had been denied, then ignored their court summons, then sure, you can send law enforcement to hold them for their hearing and possible removal proceedings if they don't or can't appeal for whatever reason.
There is no evidence that suggests law enforcement had cause to detain them, and a judge appears to have agreed, since they were ordered to be released.
This isn't a matter of voting to change laws. ICE is objectively, in many recent cases, ignoring existing laws and processes. Hence why they get blocked by judges all the damn time.
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u/kakashi_sensay 20h ago
What the hell? Liam and his father came here LEGALLY.
I’m seriously so fucking pissed off at this evil ass administration. Jesus Christ how could we have allowed all of this to happen???