Young Liam's arrest has left his community in shock, and the images of him being escorted away by armed ICE agents have exposed the sheer sadism of the agency. The 5-year-old was wearing a Spider-Man backpack, clutching a lunch his father had prepared for him, as he walked home from school with his dad when the agents swooped in. What happened next is disturbing - Liam's family members were pleading to be allowed to care for him, but the agents ignored them and took both the boy and his father away.
The use of "bait" - a young child forced to ask for permission to enter their own home - is appalling. School officials have confirmed that two teenagers were taken by ICE in Minneapolis in recent days, one snatched from her car while driving alone, another captured at home with her mother. A 10-year-old girl was also allegedly targeted on her way to school.
Liam's case highlights the lack of due process and the cruel treatment meted out to asylum seekers. His father has no apparent criminal record, but is waiting for his asylum claim to be processed. The boy himself doesn't have a record - he's just a child who was meant to go home after school, not to face detention in a facility with substandard conditions.
Detained families have reported dirty conditions, overcrowding, and inadequate food. Children are suffering from psychological stress, including wetting themselves despite being potty-trained. The system is supposed to be designed for the safety of both adults and children, but it's failing miserably here.
ICE has long been known for its cruel tactics, but this latest case shows that even in a city as progressive as Minneapolis, the agency can strike fear into the hearts of families. We've grown weary of explanations for Trump's cruelty over the years, and now we see why - there is no limit to their appetite for sadism or domination.
What's shocking here is not just the severity of Liam's treatment but also the innocent face that betrayed him. The images of the tiny boy bundled up against the cold, flanked by armed agents, are a potent symbol of what Trump's ICE raids have done to Minneapolis and the country as a whole.
The case also highlights the reality of the immigrants being detained under ICE - they belong to us too. Immigrants who were once familiar neighbors, friends, and students, now taken from their communities without due process or explanation. We're enraged for them as fellow human beings.
While thousands of Liam's Minneapolis neighbors took to the streets to protest ICE's presence in their city, it shows that there is another America out there - one that values humanity over hatred, love over cruelty.
The use of "bait" - a young child forced to ask for permission to enter their own home - is appalling. School officials have confirmed that two teenagers were taken by ICE in Minneapolis in recent days, one snatched from her car while driving alone, another captured at home with her mother. A 10-year-old girl was also allegedly targeted on her way to school.
Liam's case highlights the lack of due process and the cruel treatment meted out to asylum seekers. His father has no apparent criminal record, but is waiting for his asylum claim to be processed. The boy himself doesn't have a record - he's just a child who was meant to go home after school, not to face detention in a facility with substandard conditions.
Detained families have reported dirty conditions, overcrowding, and inadequate food. Children are suffering from psychological stress, including wetting themselves despite being potty-trained. The system is supposed to be designed for the safety of both adults and children, but it's failing miserably here.
ICE has long been known for its cruel tactics, but this latest case shows that even in a city as progressive as Minneapolis, the agency can strike fear into the hearts of families. We've grown weary of explanations for Trump's cruelty over the years, and now we see why - there is no limit to their appetite for sadism or domination.
What's shocking here is not just the severity of Liam's treatment but also the innocent face that betrayed him. The images of the tiny boy bundled up against the cold, flanked by armed agents, are a potent symbol of what Trump's ICE raids have done to Minneapolis and the country as a whole.
The case also highlights the reality of the immigrants being detained under ICE - they belong to us too. Immigrants who were once familiar neighbors, friends, and students, now taken from their communities without due process or explanation. We're enraged for them as fellow human beings.
While thousands of Liam's Minneapolis neighbors took to the streets to protest ICE's presence in their city, it shows that there is another America out there - one that values humanity over hatred, love over cruelty.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I mean a 5-year-old kid wearing Spider-Man backpack, who just wants to go home after school... and he gets taken away by armed agents? It's like something straight out of a horror movie. The fact that his dad has no criminal record, but is still being held without due process... it's just not right. 
And the conditions they're holding these families in? Dirty, overcrowded, with substandard food... it's unacceptable.
and the system is supposed to be there to protect people not hurt them. kids are being traumatized and no one's doing anything about it 
we need to stand with liam's family and fight for their rights too 
This whole thing with Liam and his dad is just heartbreaking 
. And the fact that they took both the kid and his dad away without letting anyone care for him first... it's just awful 
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. It's not just the treatment of Liam and his family that's the problem, it's the entire system that's designed to keep people in detention with substandard conditions 
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They're using a 5-year-old as bait to get info on his family? That's just sick! The image of him being escorted away like he's some kinda criminal is just heartbreaking 
. I mean, what's Trump's game plan here? Is it really about "keeping America safe"? Newsflash: kidnapping & detaining innocent families ain't gonna do that 
. The fact that the community is coming together to protest ICE's presence shows there's still good in this world, but we need to keep pushing for change! 
it's not just about enforcing laws, it's about treating humans with dignity. and honestly, the conditions in those detention centers are disgusting - who thought it was okay to leave kids in facilities without proper care? we need to hold our leaders accountable for this kind of behavior, it's time to find a better way.
. the way they treated him and his dad is just unacceptable - I mean, can't we treat our neighbors' kids with some basic human decency? 
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. And don't even get me started on the dad - he's not doing anything wrong, just trying to help his son and wait for his asylum claim. But no, ICE swoops in and takes them both away 
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. We can't keep letting ICE run around and treat people like they're nothing more than statistics 
. We need to stand up for these families and fight for their rights 
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this is literally heartbreaking 
the system is supposed to be there to protect families not tear them apart 
btw has anyone seen that one spiderman movie w/ lil spidey in it? 
i love that movie so much 
. But what's really concerning is that only 6% of those arrested were actually deportees 
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his dad is just trying to protect him from no where but he gets caught up too 
it's not right at all that these ppl are using "bait" tactics on kids 
news outlets should be holding ice accountable for this kinda stuff more 
anywayz i feel like ice agents are literally the worst ppl ever. all that cruelty and stuff... like, shouldn't we b treating ppl w/ kindness n respect? not this bs 
also lol what's up w/ all these kids being taken away from school & their fams?? seems so unfair 
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this is just heartbreaking what happened to lil' liam his parents are worried sick and he doesnt deserve all this stress and trauma 