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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLiam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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.
— Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:14.422Z
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.


Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We wonât stop until all children and families are home.
— Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:36.797Z

hlthe2b
(113,123 posts)Spazito
(55,285 posts)and the letter is very moving as well as right on point, imo.
bluestarone
(21,567 posts)bdamomma
(69,309 posts)There is truth to this" POWER IN NUMBERS!!!!!!!!
Such good news, what a cutie Liam is!!!
bdamomma
(69,309 posts)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!!!!
Emile
(41,230 posts)womanofthehills
(10,742 posts)Some reports of the Go Fund Me say its over $350,000.
murielm99
(32,787 posts)Now it is time for blue bunny hats for everyone. Use them as a fundraiser.
Emile
(41,230 posts)Do they make them for adults?
murielm99
(32,787 posts)and sell them, for profit or for charity.
Emile
(41,230 posts)message.
murielm99
(32,787 posts)murielm99
(32,787 posts)The crochet pattern is out there, too.
choie
(6,786 posts)flashman13
(2,189 posts)kacekwl
(8,970 posts)going to be arrested for this and other crimes against children.
bdamomma
(69,309 posts)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.
Takket
(23,535 posts)sheshe2
(96,476 posts)demmiblue
(39,411 posts)

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Sequoia
(12,731 posts)Welcome home, little buddy !
question everything
(51,818 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(26,619 posts)Deuxcents
(25,904 posts)Takket
(23,535 posts)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.
malaise
(293,924 posts)Dont let me hear anyone say Dems do nothing
calimary
(89,254 posts)What you said!
Efilroft Sul
(4,361 posts)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)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.
Iris
(16,857 posts)Maru Kitteh
(31,367 posts)Anyone whos 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)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. 💙🐰
Wild blueberry
(8,179 posts)Thank you!
democrank
(12,357 posts)Wish I could hug that sweet little boy.
Grim Chieftain
(1,398 posts)That precious, precious child.
orangecrush
(29,186 posts)choie
(6,786 posts)FakeNoose
(40,594 posts)That will help a lot!
hamsterjill
(17,160 posts)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)I'm so relieved.
Finally, some happy tears can fall.
💧💙🌞
Thanks, demmiblue. Love you.
highplainsdem
(60,705 posts)pandr32
(13,886 posts)Now please, there are many more children to save.
MichMan
(16,827 posts)niyad
(130,319 posts)of children subjected to this terror. One wonders about the societal price we will be paying down the road.
BidenRocks
(2,920 posts)
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!
calimary
(89,254 posts)Do I see sad eyes, or it that just me?
stage left
(3,225 posts)He has that 100 yard stare.
Faux pas
(16,219 posts)the therapy for the family's PTSD????? Not the hump, for sure.
wendyb-NC
(4,621 posts)catrose
(5,345 posts)Liam and dad too, of course
Historic NY
(39,777 posts)IcyPeas
(25,105 posts)I did a search but that info doesn't come up.
Perhaps they want to be anonymous?
SheltieLover
(78,005 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,889 posts)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)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)

