Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were transferred this week after being detained in Minnesota. Aerial photos showed parents and children holding signs reading “Libertad para los niños,” while chants of “Libertad” could be heard from outside the fenced facility.
The protest followed the detention of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, which has drawn national attention and intensified debate over immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. Government officials and the family’s attorney have offered conflicting accounts over whether authorities gave the parents an opportunity to place the child with a caregiver before detention.
Maria Alejandra Montoya Sanchez, who has been held at the facility with her daughter since October, said families organized the protest to demand lawful and humane treatment. Attorneys and advocates allege poor conditions at the center, including inadequate medical care and unsanitary food, claims the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately address.
The demonstration occurred hours after a separate fatal shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis, further heightening tensions around federal immigration operations.
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