Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family will have more time to make their case for asylum. At a Friday court hearing for the family’s asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told CNN. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the family is not slated for expedited removal and the motion is standard procedure. Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, January 20, in a Minneapolis suburb. Advertisement Advertisement“They should leave Liam alone,” Castro told reporters, referring to the federal government.

Source: CNN February 07, 2026 21:11 UTC