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A Texas judge has granted the habeas corpus petition of Liam Ramos and his father. Habeas Corpus — produce the body — is called the Great Writ. It compels the government to come forward and explain why it is holding the petitioner in prison or detention. In the case of Liam and his father, the explanation was found wanting.

The opinion is well worth reading. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... nd-father/

It starts out with a bang:

The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children. This Court and others regularly send undocumented people to prison and orders them deported but do so by proper legal procedures.

After reminding the government of certain grievances expressed in the Declaration and the text of the fourth amendment, the judge held:

Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.

Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment

Liam and his Dad must be released on or before Tuesday, with their lawyer receiving advance notice of the place and time of release. If ICE is true to form, they will be released in Texas, leaving them to find their way back to Minnesota.

One last thing: below the judge’s signature on the order is the note famous picture of Liam in his blue and white hat. That picture is part of the official order freeing Liam.

Love it!

Let me point something out. Do you see how the agent is restraining Liam by holding on to his backpack? This is a child who left preschool with his Dad, he was exhausted after a day of learning and interaction, and a masked agent dressed in black (who Liam would perceive as a Bad Guy*) who towers over Liam is holding on to him by his backpack. Not holding his hand. Not reassuring him.

This is treating him like a THING, not a living, breathing, feeling 5 year old human child.

From the link to the court ruling that RI linked above.

Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.

Yeah, I'd say so!

* I speak fluent child mind.

The photo of him in the Family Detention Center in Dilley. See how he's sleeping?

Here are your choices:

1. He's not sleeping at night.
2. He's not receiving proper nutrition.
3. He's coming down with a virus.
4. He's mentally/emotionally detached/checked out.

Pick one. Pick them all. His trauma began when the agents showed up. What would have been the trajectory of his normal development has already been interrupted.

Liam and his father had NO deportation orders. None. They got rounded up to fill a "quota" of warm bodies regardless of immigration status.

Meanwhile, back in D.C. DJT continues to sundown at his own meetings, can't retrieve words, spews total disjointed bs on the daily, threatens the well being of citizens here at home and across the globe*, while members of his adminstration stand by and giggle as you might when humoring a declining grandpa.

* short list

The judge wrote:

The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas ...

That is the key to the whole ICE disaster.

For comparison, it might be reasonable for a police department to be given a target such as that "60% of reported homicides should be resolved, by arrest and charging of a suspect or otherwise, within a year of the report being received". That would be to demand a certain standard of efficacy on the part of the police in protecting public order and safety. What would NOT be OK would be for a police department to be given a target such as "at least 100 persons must be arrested and charged with homicide each year".

The first target might be difficult to attain, but might well increase police efficiency and promote public order and safety. The second target is potentially highly pernicious. For instance, what happens if there are not 100 homicides reported? That would put the police under pressure to review every incident of violent death that could, with a bit of ingenuity, be treated as a homicide, at least for the purpose of getting an extra person charged, even if the chance of conviction was remote. That and other consequences would be flat contrary to the interests of justice.

ICE have been given targets for daily deportation quotas. So if they can't find any real criminals to deport, they will seize people who are (for instance) engaged in legitimate and lawful asylum claims, and try to expel them as rapidly as possible without any regard for due process, denying access to legal advice or aid. That is, as the judge remarked, contrary to the US Constitution. And that, pretty well by definition, is a bad thing for American society, of which that Constitution is the foundation.

They're both home.

ICE in Minnesota: 5-year-old Liam Ramos, father back home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xb84bd14KA

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:33 am

They're both home.

Glad to hear it.

So does ICE now admit that it was wrong to arrest the father in this case, leaving aside the question of why his son had to be taken too?

Chap wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:55 am

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:33 am

They're both home.

Glad to hear it.

So does ICE now admit that it was wrong to arrest the father in this case, leaving aside the question of why his son had to be taken too?

Chap I don't know. I didn't get that far. I did see on the video linked above that there are more minors in the Family Detention Center in Dilley, Texas. They're apparently all from the same school, Liam's school.

A commentor said there's a measle's outbreak in the center. That may just be rumor.

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 9:27 am

A commentor said there's a measle's outbreak in the center. That may just be rumor.

Nothing to worry about, because all the kids will have been vaccinated, so there is no risk that any of them will suffer from the nasty complications that, though uncommon, can occur from time to time, such as

blindness
encephalitis (an infection causing brain swelling and potentially brain damage)
severe diarrhoea and related dehydration
ear infections
severe breathing problems including pneumonia.

... Oh, wait ...

Chap wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:55 am

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:33 am

They're both home.

Glad to hear it.

So does ICE now admit that it was wrong to arrest the father in this case, leaving aside the question of why his son had to be taken too?

No. The DOJ says it will appeal.

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 9:27 am

Chap wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:55 am

Glad to hear it.

So does ICE now admit that it was wrong to arrest the father in this case, leaving aside the question of why his son had to be taken too?

Chap I don't know. I didn't get that far. I did see on the video linked above that there are more minors in the Family Detention Center in Dilley, Texas. They're apparently all from the same school, Liam's school.

A commentor said there's a measle's outbreak in the center. That may just be rumor.

Two cases of measles. The center is locked down, which means no outside oversight. Measles is highly contagious and can spread rapidly through the camp. Both the infected persons and those exposed should be quarantined.