He was arriving home from preschool with his dad. The photos show what Minnesota school officials say happened next.
A five-year-old boy, wearing a blue tuque with droopy ears, carrying a Spider-Man backpack, was reportedly apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in his Columbia Heights driveway on Tuesday.
Liam Ramos was essentially used “as bait,” said Columbia Heights Public Schools (CHPS) Superintendent Zena Stenvik in a statement Wednesday.
“Another adult living in the home was outside and begged the agents to let them take care of the small child, but was refused,” Stenvik said.
“Instead, the agent took the child out of the still-running vehicle, led him to the door, and directed him to knock on the door, asking to be let in, in order to see if anyone else was home — essentially using a five-year-old as bait.”
ICE detained a 5-year-old boy coming home from Minnesota preschool, say school officials | CBC News