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demmiblue

(39,411 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:57 AM 16 hrs ago

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:14.422Z






Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.

Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:36.797Z

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Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack. (Original Post) demmiblue 16 hrs ago OP
So very nice. Thank you, Joaquin and Jasmine--two of the best in Congress! hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #1
This is such good news... Spazito 16 hrs ago #2
Great news!! Maybe, just maybe our pressure is working. bluestarone 16 hrs ago #3
We cannot stop. bdamomma 16 hrs ago #8
Thank God, bdamomma 16 hrs ago #4
Did ICE pay for their flight back to Minneapolis? Emile 16 hrs ago #5
AI doesn't know. I know there was a Go--Fund-Me womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #13
We had pink pussy hats. murielm99 16 hrs ago #6
Protesters with Blue Bunny Hats, great idea! Emile 15 hrs ago #15
Someone who crochets can make them murielm99 15 hrs ago #16
It really is a great idea, and would send a powerful Emile 15 hrs ago #17
I am going to bring it up at my activist group Monday. murielm99 15 hrs ago #18
This hat is already out there on Etsy. murielm99 10 hrs ago #46
That is an inspired idea, Muriel!!! choie 15 hrs ago #31
I'd buy and wear one. flashman13 14 hrs ago #40
I wonder when SOMEONE is kacekwl 16 hrs ago #7
With this bdamomma 15 hrs ago #10
when America decides it is something they want to vote for Takket 15 hrs ago #22
Crying a bit here. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #9
BTW, that artwork is fire... I had to look it up! demmiblue 15 hrs ago #11
That painting is fantastic! Sequoia 13 hrs ago #42
What an inspiring letter. Thank you, representative Castro. question everything 15 hrs ago #12
one down, thousands to go WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #14
Yes! This is proof it can be done now let's make em reunite all the families they tore apart..they have the budget Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #19
A small but important victory in the dark times of fascism Takket 15 hrs ago #20
Thanks all malaise 15 hrs ago #21
Absolutely, malaise! calimary 8 hrs ago #48
Liam looks like he's seen some shit. Efilroft Sul 15 hrs ago #23
Yes his eyes show profound sadness Lifeafter70 14 hrs ago #36
His little fists holding those Pom Pom's Iris 3 hrs ago #53
The reason why it matters so much Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #24
His brain (and consequently his heart and character) is in... littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #33
Probably the most rewarding Congressional action Rep. Castro has ever taken Wild blueberry 15 hrs ago #25
Thanks to all who helped make this happen. democrank 15 hrs ago #26
Wow. That made me cry. Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #27
Kick orangecrush 15 hrs ago #28
He's going to need a lot of healing. choie 15 hrs ago #29
Getting back home to parents, family and familiar surroundings FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #39
Joaquin was my rep for many, many years. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #30
So happy for their little family!! Very Grateful for justice & love. ⚖️❤️⚖️ littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #32
Such great news! highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #34
Thank goodness--all those who have presented relentless pressure. pandr32 14 hrs ago #35
Anyone with minor children should be immune from deportation period MichMan 14 hrs ago #37
One wonders about the trauma, the PTSD, and now a second generation niyad 14 hrs ago #38
This is the face of MS-13! BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #41
Look at that sweet little face. calimary 8 hrs ago #49
No, it's not just you. stage left 3 hrs ago #54
Who's going to pay for all Faux pas 13 hrs ago #43
That's very good news wendyb-NC 13 hrs ago #44
I was worried about the hat and the backpack catrose 11 hrs ago #45
Meanwhile they hold two more children from his school Historic NY 9 hrs ago #47
Who is the photographer or citizen who took that iconic image? IcyPeas 7 hrs ago #50
I want a blue bunny hat! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #51
Thank heavens! I'm so relieved. Laffy Kat 6 hrs ago #52
Bunny hats are sold out!!! usonian 2 hrs ago #55

bdamomma

(69,309 posts)
8. We cannot stop.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:12 AM
16 hrs ago

There is truth to this" POWER IN NUMBERS!!!!!!!!

Such good news, what a cutie Liam is!!!

bdamomma

(69,309 posts)
4. Thank God,
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:07 AM
16 hrs ago

there are many more in detention camps like Liam and others who are US citizens that got to be freed. We cannot stop, reach out to your Reps and Senators now!!!!! Don't stop calling, the Democratic Leadership must hear from us!!!!!!

Aloso tell your Reps and Senators to RESCIND the Big Beautiful Bill, there is billions of dollars going to FUND ICE, we got to stop this. We got to keep on Senator Schumer and Rep Jeffries (who are not made for this moment) we deserve better!!!!

womanofthehills

(10,742 posts)
13. AI doesn't know. I know there was a Go--Fund-Me
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:19 AM
15 hrs ago

Some reports of the Go Fund Me say it’s over $350,000.

murielm99

(32,787 posts)
6. We had pink pussy hats.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:11 AM
16 hrs ago

Now it is time for blue bunny hats for everyone. Use them as a fundraiser.

kacekwl

(8,970 posts)
7. I wonder when SOMEONE is
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:11 AM
16 hrs ago

going to be arrested for this and other crimes against children.

bdamomma

(69,309 posts)
10. With this
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:15 AM
15 hrs ago

incompetent and disgusting regime, Whistleblowers and leaks will be coming out. Especially in those detention camps, ICE is raping women and doing other unspeakable things to men.

demmiblue

(39,411 posts)
11. BTW, that artwork is fire... I had to look it up!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:16 AM
15 hrs ago




A true masterpiece of contemporary art, Mariachi and Astronaut, from the Astronaut Series by internationally acclaimed painter ABRAHAM MOJICA, now in the Krulevitch-Lopez Collection. The Krulevitch Lopez Family is one of the biggest and most highly regarded patrons of the arts in San Antonio.

https://www.facebook.com/LatinGrooveMusic/posts/a-true-masterpiece-of-contemporary-art-mariachi-and-astronaut-from-the-astronaut/1507576634708039/

Deuxcents

(25,904 posts)
19. Yes! This is proof it can be done now let's make em reunite all the families they tore apart..they have the budget
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:34 AM
15 hrs ago

Takket

(23,535 posts)
20. A small but important victory in the dark times of fascism
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:37 AM
15 hrs ago

if drumpf had his way, that boy would have vanished forever. But our system, as flawed as it is, stood up to him and returned this child home.

Efilroft Sul

(4,361 posts)
23. Liam looks like he's seen some shit.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:47 AM
15 hrs ago

He's a cute kid for sure, but his eyes have a seriousness to them that no five-year-old boy or girl should have.

Way to go, piggy Trump. Way. To. Go.

Lifeafter70

(799 posts)
36. Yes his eyes show profound sadness
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:31 PM
14 hrs ago

The rest of the children in dilly need to be released. No one should be held in those camps. We have a lot more work to do.

Maru Kitteh

(31,367 posts)
24. The reason why it matters so much
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:53 AM
15 hrs ago

Anyone who’s ever really known a five year old, you know how very deeply bonded they become to various objects and if those objects go missing the despair they feel is both genuine and intense. The stupid cruelty of taking these objects away from him was also genuine and intense.

littlemissmartypants

(32,577 posts)
33. His brain (and consequently his heart and character) is in...
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:22 PM
14 hrs ago

Probably the most important developmental phase there is in human growth. The explosion of neurological connections that take place around the age of five is exponentially expansive.

This experience could very well affect everything in his life in overwhelming ways for the rest of his life.

I deeply hope that they, he especially, get the medical and emotional support services that are no less deserved than necessary. America owes them.

We will never forget you, Liam. We love you. 💙🐰

FakeNoose

(40,594 posts)
39. Getting back home to parents, family and familiar surroundings
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:39 PM
14 hrs ago

That will help a lot!

hamsterjill

(17,160 posts)
30. Joaquin was my rep for many, many years.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:10 PM
15 hrs ago

I moved just outside of his District a few years ago. He is phenomenal.

I had a personal issue during COVID and contacted his office. They acted. They helped. I didn't get a voicemail when I called. I got a person. They talked to me and told me what they could and would do - and they did it.

littlemissmartypants

(32,577 posts)
32. So happy for their little family!! Very Grateful for justice & love. ⚖️❤️⚖️
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:14 PM
14 hrs ago

I'm so relieved.
Finally, some happy tears can fall.

💧💙🌞

Thanks, demmiblue. Love you.

pandr32

(13,886 posts)
35. Thank goodness--all those who have presented relentless pressure.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
14 hrs ago

Now please, there are many more children to save.

niyad

(130,319 posts)
38. One wonders about the trauma, the PTSD, and now a second generation
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:35 PM
14 hrs ago

of children subjected to this terror. One wonders about the societal price we will be paying down the road.

BidenRocks

(2,920 posts)
41. This is the face of MS-13!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:52 PM
14 hrs ago


If you're a brain addled racist piece of shit who exists to make everyone's life hell!

I AM YOUR RETRIBUTION!

We say, "Payback is a bitch"!

Welcome home Liam! We would like to apologize for what happened.

Naranja pendejo pedo did it!

Faux pas

(16,219 posts)
43. Who's going to pay for all
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:28 PM
13 hrs ago

the therapy for the family's PTSD????? Not the hump, for sure.

IcyPeas

(25,105 posts)
50. Who is the photographer or citizen who took that iconic image?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:58 PM
7 hrs ago

I did a search but that info doesn't come up.

Perhaps they want to be anonymous?

Laffy Kat

(16,889 posts)
52. Thank heavens! I'm so relieved.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:26 PM
6 hrs ago

I'd read that he's been sick and wasn't able to keep down any of that nasty food at the detention center. I was afraid we might lose him.

And he is just one child. I keep thinking about the others.

usonian

(24,005 posts)
55. Bunny hats are sold out!!!
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:36 AM
2 hrs ago

Found one source for Liam ice bunny hats. Sold out (surprise) KNITTERS???? Please step up.

https://grishko.com/product/liam-ramos-bunny-ice-hat/

Not a product endorsement/inducement to buy (because you can't)



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