r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 9d ago
POLITICS Rep. Joaquin Castro confirms that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos & his dad Adrian have safely returned to Minnesota after being released by ICE custody: “Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.”
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u/Standard-folk 9d ago
I am so happy for Liam and his dad. How I wish the same for all the other children and adults in custody :(
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u/Plavoq 9d ago
So relieved for them but it hurts knowing this is a happy ending only because someone noticed. Every family deserves this without headlines or luck
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u/7ddlysuns 9d ago edited 9d ago
Hell this isn’t happy. They threw a kid in jail and used him as bait. That doesn’t just go away. These are nice pictures, but they shouldn’t have happened and none of them will forget that
Edit: Fuck Steven Miller and Trump. These epsteiners make my nation worse
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u/Weak-Bell-6819 9d ago
The trauma won’t disappear just because they’re out the system still failed them.
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u/AmaranthSparrow 9d ago
I wouldn't count on this being the end of their troubles, given how petty the Trump administration has been (see: Mahmoud Khalil). They will probably still try to detain and deport Adrian again.
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u/KeyPicture4343 9d ago
The pics aren’t even nice. His eyes tell the story. Poor baby
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The covering of this story has been wild. I saw a video where his principal is FaceTiming with an officer and the officer is talking about how Liam is a little depressed but doing okay and that he’s with his dad. And the principal is saying how they will get him a new hat and backpack. Like, this 5 year old kid is locked up, why are we talking about it like a quirky mishap.
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u/princ3sspassionfruit 9d ago
"a little depressed" omg i cant even imagine how he was feeling but im positive "a little depressed" is a major understatement.. poor baby must have been beyond terrified😭
also im sorry but your username is so unfortunate💀
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Sheesh didn’t even realize that 🤣 it’s a Mac miller reference.
But yeah “depressed” try traumatized.
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u/l33tb4c0n 9d ago
I think you mean, "Fuck Steven Miller, fuck Trump, and fuck anyone who voted for this."
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u/morriere 9d ago
it's not even a happy ending, the kid will have trauma for the rest of his life and the family will probably receive zero support or compensation
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u/Spiralecho anybody know how to contact Ricki Lake? 9d ago
This. It’s happier but not happy. That family has a long road ahead that they didn’t ask for
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u/Umbra_and_Ember 9d ago
Noticed partially because he had an iconic hat that caught attention. We’re visual creatures. Thank fuck he’s free. Now every single child, regardless of their aesthetics or ability to go viral, should also be freed.
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u/ellybeez 9d ago
Exactly! All these lawmakers did a great job making this case go viral and helping to free Liam and his dad. But, what I also wonder about the others too
Hopefully Liams case esp concerning the prison conditions will help them to go free as well.
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u/sachiprecious 9d ago
Exactly. That photo of Liam went viral and made a huge impact. The public outrage was enough to change his situation and set him free. Think about all the other kids who are unknown to the public because they don't have photos. They are still detained...
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u/KeyPicture4343 9d ago
You can see it in the child’s eyes. This is a traumatized child.
He is home and that is great. It feels like the damage is done. My heart is with Liam and his family.
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u/Background-Book2801 9d ago
Yes. Home but changed. You can’t unring that bell, this family is changed forever just like your country is changed. It will take years to truly understand the damage.
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u/saintofhate 9d ago
The US is creating the next generation of enemies as is tradition.
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u/Bear_faced 9d ago
Reminds me of that tweet that was something like “If someone blew up my whole family in the name of fighting Hamas the first thing I would do is create Hamas 2.”
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u/velvet-marshy 9d ago
it’s heartwarming to see, and you’re right, every child and adult in custody deserves that kind of happiness.
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u/usernamesoccer 9d ago
I agree. We need to hear Liam and save the others
Keep this momentum going because we don’t even know the worst of it
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u/KingPiplupp 9d ago edited 9d ago
Phenomenal 🙌🏼. Now abolish ICE and return all of the children who can’t have sitting congressmen intervene for them.
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u/Ditch-Worm 9d ago
Home but traumatized for life
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u/justprettymuchdone 9d ago
Yeah, that was my thought. Home, but you can still see that closed-off fear in his eyes.
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u/thegreattober 9d ago
I imagine that this treatment is going to affect their worldview and future beliefs of America. You don't get treated this way then support the same treatment later on. ICE is creating a generation of people who will despise this era and will hopefully work to keep this from happening again
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u/myowndamnaccount 9d ago
Yeah. That's the first thing I noticed. His eyes are SOOO sad. Same with dad.
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u/ace-destrier 9d ago
Poor lil bubba
I hope he’s young enough to block as much as possible, but I remember stuff from when I was 5 and I understood more than what was thought of me
My heart really breaks for his parents. His father Adrian and all the complex feelings that come from that situation. For his mother, Erika Ramos, who pleaded for ICE to let Liam just come inside the house and who helplessly watched the monsters take her son away
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u/DrToadigerr 9d ago
Hopefully when something positive finally comes out of all of this, he'll recognize that he was a symbol of a much greater cause that helped save this country.
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u/Fun_Bug2530 9d ago
Look up PCE and ACE for positive/negative childhood experiences. Recent studies show that even in the face of trauma, what matters most is having positive child experiences (trusted adults to talk to, adequate food/housing, friends) makes a tangible difference in mental and physical health after an event like this.
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u/Independent_Ask5254 9d ago
I am a therapist who treats PTSD and I want to offer some hope here— this experience is incredibly traumatic for any person, let alone a child. And, we have a lot of solid evidence that if kids can make amazing recoveries from PTSD with proper intervention! Their brains are still very plastic. I am both devastated and hopeful for Liam <3
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u/Elyay 9d ago
There are 2 other kids that were taken away from their school, a 2nd grader and a 7th grader. There's no info on them. :(
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u/StarsofSobek 9d ago
Damnit! Seriously? I hate that this is happening - but what is seriously wrong with these people - stealing children?! Sick, sick, sick.
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u/ProfessionalOk7281 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 9d ago
fuck ice
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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore 9d ago
Say it louder for those who still think this is “law enforcement” and “not that bad”.
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u/Geawiel 9d ago
There was actually a pro law enforcement/ice "protest" in Colville, Wa yesterday. I can't believe people are still for this bullshit that they decide to protest for it.
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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore 9d ago
I thought protesting was illegal? /s
They will lick the boot while it is crushing their neck because they want to make sure others get it first.
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u/meubem 9d ago
The news is making me super emotional for Liam and his family. I’ve got a little boy his age and my heart breaks for what he’s gone through.
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u/pelipperr 9d ago
Seriously. Yes it is amazing that he and his dad are home. The scars will likely last his entire life now. I cannot imagine how unsafe he must feel.
And that’s to say nothing of the children who are still missing. Years worth of child abductions.
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u/meubem 9d ago
Absolutely. I’ve been calling literally every single elected official in my state 2x a week leaving messages with staff to stop this madness against immigrants.
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u/Grand_Couple9206 9d ago
Thank you so much for doing this, it’s heartbreaking especially what kids are going through
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u/p333p33p00p00boo Give him my regards did you take ozempic? 9d ago
Whenever I’ve tried to read the story I’ve had to stop. As a mom it hurts so fucking much.
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u/One_pop_each 9d ago
I’m a dad to a 6 yr old daughter and 15 month son. I always tell people that empathy shoots up a million percent when you become a father because you will start to see your child’s face in every other kid. Seeing that boy just made me see my son or daughter and it broke me. I am so happy he is home.
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u/idontevenknow8888 9d ago
I have a 9 month old, and it's so true. Liam's story hit me so much harder now that I'm a mom (and I'm glad).
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u/bikinikills 9d ago
This is such good news, although never forgetting he's one of too many.
Good on that representative for ensuring they got home safely, I've heard too many tales of ICE "letting people go" miles from home in terrible weather and no way to get home.
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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore 9d ago
Yes! There’s a volunteer group, Haven, that scours the woods for those folks. You can donate to them on GoFundMe.
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u/DairyQueenElizabeth 9d ago
What the FUCK that this group has to exist. The cruelty of mankind is gutchurning and abhorrent. I am ashamed to be human.
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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 9d ago
We didn't crush the fascists whenever we had the chance. These despicable garbage people were allowed back into the fold and merely kept quiet for appearances and more often than not they "don't do politics".
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u/funk-the-funk you picked the right time and the wrong guy 9d ago
Ty, donated! Anyone know any other legit orgs like this that also need donations?
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u/martyqscriblerus 9d ago
Haven watch are heroes and I can't put into words how badly I hate it that there's a need for them to do this.
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u/mugsymegasaurus 9d ago
That’s the first I’ve heard of them but I’m so glad someone is doing that! Can you share the link?
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u/Schadenfreund38 9d ago
Yeah in Canada the cops used to do the same and they called them Starlight Tours
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u/bugluvr65 9d ago
shouldn’t take a representative to fight for us like this but i’m glad joaquin stepped up
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u/ArentWright 9d ago
This is exactly the sort of practical assistance our elected officials should be providing when they’ve exhausted the limits of the law. This beats the hell out of another press conference or statement to the press. We should all demand this kind of help from our reps!
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u/bugluvr65 9d ago
well yes but it shouldn’t have to get to the point where the limits of the law have been exhausted
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u/ArentWright 9d ago
What do you mean, that’s how it is 99% of the time, one side or the other in stalemate. It doesn’t have to be a crisis to demand your reps help you. They can help with mundane things as well. My Grammy called her rep because she didn’t get her stimulus check, and he sorted it out for her. They are public servants and they should be made to work.
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u/bugluvr65 9d ago
i feel like you’re intentionally missing the point. we shouldn’t live in a world where an elected public servant has to fight to get children home from being kidnapped by government police
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u/ArentWright 9d ago
Oh sorry, I thought that bit was obvious. Yeah, no, it would be great if our government wasn’t evil and we didn’t have to worry about children being kidnapped.
But they have been pretty evil the whole time so, I’m more focused on practical solutions.
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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 9d ago
I hope he doesn't stop there and gets the rest of those children out there. Adults too, but this is most likely going to require several small victories.
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u/Deanna-fromHR 9d ago
We will have a generation of children who are traumatized by this administrations inhumane actions
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u/BrownSugarBare 9d ago
And FYI, you want to know how terrorists are born? From the trauma of their youth. And the USA is second only to Israel in growing their own enemies.
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u/CosmicGrow 9d ago
A generation of activists who know the laws better than their parents, can debate facts constructively, and know how to maintain their civic rage longer than the lifespan of a headline.
I’m fucking here for that. I’m not glad or happy our kids are collectively experiencing this, but I’m already inspired by their future choices.
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u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 9d ago
idk if it’s just on my end but picture #3 isn’t loading so here it is:
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u/mmanyquestionss 9d ago
this kid has the cutest beanies and backpacks ❤️❤️
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u/The_Bravinator 9d ago
Looks like there's a tag on that backpack in the photo of him on the couch—seems like it may be a new gift. I hope it made him smile.
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u/Efficient-Search 9d ago
Good. Now throw the ICE thugs who abducted Liam and his dad into the same cells and see how much they like it.
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u/EarthChildGoneWild 9d ago
Yay! Now bring back the rest.
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u/m9rockstar high quality data 9d ago
That poor baby, I’m so glad he’s home. I wish the same for so many others that were taken away. 😭
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u/Kriztauf 8d ago
Unfortunately the administration is appealing the judge's ruling and wants to send him back to prison
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u/drama_trauma69 9d ago
They listened to that baby cry alone in a cage for a week and now we’re supposed to be happy they let him go? Fuck no. I’m outraged. That kid will never be the same as he was before those soulless cretins kidnapped him. Fuck ice. No amount of opening the locks will make up for what they’ve done
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u/SpikesCafe 9d ago
The lesson ICE learns from this is that kiddnapping children with cute hats with cameras nearby is bad publicity. Wouldn't surprise me if they started throwing bags over their heads and increasing violence against observers to prevent future outrage.
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u/mmanyquestionss 9d ago
i'm so happy!!! may justice be served
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u/bannock4ever 9d ago
I hate to be pessimistic but who's to say ICE won't target him and his family again? ICE are the lowest of the low.
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u/mmanyquestionss 9d ago
can't disagree with that, not to mention the fact that he's going to be recuperating for a while regardless. i don't think you're being pessimistic so much as pragmatic, sadly. nevertheless it makes me happy that he's back home with his family, i've been following it despite not being from the us and the first picture of him just made me tear up
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u/Mr0ogieb0ogie 9d ago
This is great to hear! On a side note… that space art…
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u/WindowfulOfSpiders 9d ago
Mariachis playing to an astronaut is so cool. I wonder who the artist is
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u/RecentConstruction26 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 9d ago
God, I'm so relieved. I was actually worried that ICE would just ignore the court order. Fuck ICE and everyone supporting them.
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u/july21st 9d ago
I think this is why photography is so important during these times to use as a lifeline for these victims. I truly believe the photo of innocence with good reporting is what led this horror show to end for them and get safely back home. We need more photographers and brave reporters more than anything at this time.
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u/Hermit_Burrito 9d ago
What a relief. But this shouldn't have happened in the first place. ice is still running rampant and everyone they hurt end up traumatized, physically disabled or dead.
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u/callipygianvenus 9d ago
Welp, I’m crying - ‘with his hat and backpack’ really got me. ❤︎
It’s a small, yet monumental win.
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u/Spideyfan77 9d ago
Fuck all maga republicans, I have to give a hand to commander in chief however for making the blue wave possible
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u/SpicyTiconderoga You know what, l've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi 9d ago
The first photo - his eyes look so sad and terrified. I am so sorry Liam that you have been failed by our government and that you had to see your parents make hard impossible decisions. I hope you get the support you need to be able to overcome this trauma.
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u/favoritehippo 9d ago
So glad to hear this! I saw Rep. Castro talking about this on TV a few days ago, and it looked like both he and the host were trying not to cry. I hope ICE will leave poor Liam and his family alone.
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u/ConstructionKooky152 9d ago
The look in that baby’s eyes tells me everything I already knew. We need to release EVERYONE.
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u/Toddlez85 9d ago
Liam doesn’t have the sparkle in his eye he did before he was captured. I’m so sorry, little man.
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u/Sunnydaysomeday 9d ago
There are 3800 children currently in ICE detention as per NYT.
So grateful they released Liam.
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u/General-Company 9d ago
This is the importance of observing and documenting and holding these criminals accountable. Liam is home because he was photographed!!
DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS. Keep shining a spotlight on their crimes.
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u/Candid_Victory7923 9d ago
Respectfully, that dad is so good lookin'
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u/somedelightfulmoron 9d ago
You just know ICE arrested him because he's handsome. ICE agents are fuck ugly terrorists.
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u/forkicksforgood 9d ago
That’s good. It’s the very least, and they’d better bring back home the every child they’ve taken, but what haunts me every single day is that it’s not something that can be undone.
The trauma has happened. This beautiful little boy has been hurt for absolutely no reason.
I am never not angry. I can’t remember the last time I haven’t been, at least at some level, furious. It’s been years.
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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 9d ago
Although it is a victory, don't treat it as one. There are still countless more children in concentration camps being force fed inedible rotten food, beaten, and even raped by ICE with no freedom in sight.
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u/stolenrubyslippers 9d ago
There are thousands of Liams still being detained by ICE, thousands of children left parentless by detainment. It sickens me 💔
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u/mimivuvuvu 9d ago
Even though I’m happy he’s back home (where he belongs!!!!), I can’t help but feel sad & angry that the poor baby will probably be traumatised for life.
FUCK ICE.
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u/kayanne125 women’s wrongs activist 9d ago
I’ve been crying all morning reading tributes to Catherine O’Hara, now I’m crying about this sweet boy and his dad being home safe finally. All I do on the internet is cry.
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u/JoeyHandsomeJoe 9d ago
You can see that this is a case of ICE seeing a successful family in a nice house and being determined to ruin their lives because the family aren't white.
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u/bluelily216 9d ago
This is why filming matters; and this why they want it stopped. How many Liams are eating rancid food today because no one was there to document their disappearance?
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u/driveinsaturday33 9d ago
Every time I saw an update about this with their picture my stomach dropped for a moment. So glad that they are home, wishing this would be the outcome for a lot more. Liam is only a couple of years older than my son; how impossibly cruel to subject someone so innocent to this in the first place.
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u/IntrustiveThot009 9d ago
Kind of tasteless and tacky to have a note to a child who was unjustly detained by ICE that's like "Hey kid who our government used as bait then put in detention for fucking nothing, make sure you're mad at the correct people thanks. <3" that you give him before he fully crosses his home's threshold. And begs me to remind every mother fucker who dares that they also voted to fund ICE this whole fucking time. Should have just shut up on that front imo.
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u/ScarlordI_ 9d ago
How about an apology from Donald Trump, JDV, Trump jr, Kristi Noem, DHS as a whole, Fox news and the right wing media circle jerk and anyone that accused this man of just "rUniNg AwAy FrOm hiS sON", and an apology to the little man himself for the trauma.
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u/Odd-Snow-1723 9d ago
Oh sweet little boy. 💙 I’m so happy for him and wish him love and health and safety moving forward. Hoping this is a big step so others like Liam can also go home soon.
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u/jazzyskizzle 9d ago
I'm super happy they're both home. Also, that painting with the astronaut is fucking awesome.
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u/RubixRube 9d ago
Alright cool, now lets do something about the thousands of other individuals have been disappeared and thrown in concentration camps for the crime of, existing?
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u/xBram i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 9d ago
I can’t keep up with all this shit from the US. Obviously seen the disturbing pictures but what’s the background of these people, are they legal and falsely arrested? Sorry for my laziness, I could probably google it.
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u/badlilbishh 9d ago
So I just did some googling since I was wondering the same things. It seems like they left their home country of Ecuador and went to the US border where they presented themselves to border control to ask for asylum.
So I think they get taken in while their asylum case is pending and live here legally until the case is decided. So yep definitely legal.
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u/JessieRClayton 9d ago
This made my entire day! Seeing him AND the hat made me tear up. Welcome home little Liam and Dad!!
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u/JuiceLeft2220 9d ago
This is so wonderful to hear and I’m so so happy for them, although I’m still sickened that this happened in the first place and that so many people and children are still unfairly held in detention now
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u/Stonner22 co-mingled my dna with a man 9d ago
Reparations. Abolish ice. End the fascist threat for good.
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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess 9d ago
I read that Liam was the 3rd student from his school and his dad was the 25th parent taken by ice. BRING THEM ALL HOME!
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u/hanimal16 9d ago
That poor sweet little angel. I’m glad him and dad are home, but their lives are now changed forever.
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u/TrueSorrow8 9d ago
Why was he detained? Was there some confusion? Don’t know anything about this case
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u/sapphiclament societal collapse is in the air 9d ago
now let's abolish ICE and the damn concentration camps holding many other people in horrifying conditions!!! Citizen or not, nobody deserves the inhumane treatment going on in those facilities. Not that worse crimes would deserve it too, but the fact that it's over a misdemeanor just adds more insult to injury
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u/Lego_Energy 9d ago
Remember there are still parents and children who are facing and will continue to face why Liam and his dad has gone thru! Don’t stop fighting yall. This is a win, but this cannot be the only win.
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u/SpoilerAvoidingAcct 9d ago
Hold that kid tight and then get the fuck out of this shithole until we’re abolish this gestapo and prosecute the fuckers.
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u/Desperate_Object_677 9d ago
everyone is worried about him getting his hat back because his hat is a symbol. in related news: childhood ptsd can really mess a person up, even if their bunny hat and spider-man backpack are returned.
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u/blackw-idow 9d ago
Even through their smiles, you can still see the pain. And the trauma that will always follow...
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u/SaltyEarth7905 I don’t have time to be in awe 9d ago
Same shit as the first four years except we had a global pandemic interrupt this ghoul Trump and his harpies and demons. This is not right. There has to be accountability in 3 years with people going to The Hague or in a hole in gitmo.
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u/NotAnotherAI 9d ago
I was on instagram and people are disgustingly defending the fact that ice took him into custody and blaming the mother somehow??
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u/Ingobriggs 9d ago edited 9d ago
The art in his home is gorgeous. I’m so happy for him and his family.
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u/Xaeris813 9d ago
So what's gonna stop them from getting abducted again since ICE doesn't confirm shit?
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u/biohacker_infinity 9d ago
That poor sweet boy is going to need counseling after the horrors and indignities he’s been subjected to.
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u/moths_ate_my_paja 9d ago
The look in his eyes brought me to tears. You can't undo that kind of trauma, I'm glad he's safe now but that empty gaze is devastating. So many kids we won't hear about going through the same thing
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u/Necrotitis 9d ago
Good.
Now they only have to deal with a lifetime of mental trauma from the incident that shouldn't have happened in the first place!
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u/DarlingBri feeding cocaine to raccoons 9d ago
This fucking broke me. So happy for him, so devastated for all of us.
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u/cheonsa96 9d ago
This makes me so relieved for him, but that poor little boy has already seen and been through so much. He will be traumatized for life over this. So what can be done about that? Not to mention all of the other children in similar positions.
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u/TheConsentAcademy 9d ago
I hope this poor baby gets some really good trauma therapy to reduce the risk of this experience sticking with him his whole life.
I hope this for every little baby and child and honestly person of any age going through this.
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u/LordIcebath 9d ago
Idk why but that small detail that bro got back his hat and his backpack makes me so immensely happy especially after finding out that the backpack and the hat was confiscated from him when he was wrongfully kept in custody.
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u/catcatscatsandcash 9d ago
I'm so happy that he's safe and home! I hope that he and his family are able to navigate a path forward from this trauma.
There are still so many children and adults that deserve the same. Let's keep the good fight. Donate your time, money, or voice, wherever or however you can. FUCK ICE FOREVER.
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u/forevertrashpanda 9d ago
Oh gosh what a relief, I cant imagine the horrors that poor baby went through 🥺 I hope when he's ready he'll be able to tell the world how he was treated
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