politics
January 22, 2026
Fundraiser for five-year-old boy taken by ICE receives more than $100,000
Appeal was raised on behalf of the boy’s mother to pay for the legal costs of seeking Liam and her husband’s release
TL;DR
- A fundraiser for Liam Ramos, a 5-year-old boy taken by immigration officers, has raised over $110,000.
- Liam and his father were transported to a detention center in Texas.
- The fundraiser was set up to help pay for legal costs to secure their release.
- The boy's mother expressed gratitude for community support and is working to receive donations directly.
- Liam is one of four children detained by federal immigration agents in the region recently.
- The family's attorney stated they have an active asylum case and no deportation order.
- Homeland security claimed the father abandoned his son during an ICE operation to detain him.
- ICE stated they did not target the child and offered options for child placement if parents are removed.
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