“He’s not the same.”
The father of Liam Conejo Ramos says his 5-year-old continues to suffer after ICE detention.
Liam is now in hiding with his family.
He’s no longer going to school.
His father cites:
• a bomb threat at Liam’s former elementary school
• ICE agents patrolling the Columbia Heights home they no longer live in
• learning that DHS is seeking to end the family’s asylum claims
“The truth is, he’s not the same boy he was before. Ever since he went in there, he’s suffered psychological trauma; he’s very scared,” his father said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy.’”
When will family detention end?
Family detention isn’t required by law.
It exists because detention is profitable.
No child should come out of government custody afraid to sleep at night. #ReformICE #DemsUnited