Wahala don burst for Minneapolis as thousands of people come out to protest against US immigration action wey don capture a five-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos. Dem dey vex because dis small pikin, e no suppose carry such heavy wahala on top him small head.
The protest come as Vice President JD Vance land for town wey don dey hot since the shooting of Renee Good by federal agents. Dis action don make Mayor Jacob Frey talk say dem federal agents dey terrorize people for di city. Na wetin people no fit accept again be dat sha.
On January 7, Renee Good wey be US citizen waka enter trouble and federal agent shoot am. Dem say di autopsy confirm say na homicide, but nobody don face any charges yet. Meanwhile, di protest don grow as images of Liam dey circulate, him dey fear like say dem wan turn am to toy.
As wahala dey happen, JD Vance confirm say di boy dey among those wey ICE don detain, but him try talk say na to protect di pikin. Watin e expect, no be say dem go let pikin freeze for cold like ice? No be so we see am.
People don gree for street, dey make noise as dem chant ‘ICE out’ while federal agents dey claim say ‘agitators’ don gather with shield for anti-ICE protest spots. Dis protest no be small matter, wey make eateries and shops close up to show solidarity.
Di boy, Liam Conejo Ramos and him papa wey be asylum seeker, don face serious gbege as dem ambush dem for dia own driveway. Superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools don talk say agents use di boy as bait to draw out di father. E no too sweet for ear as people dey wonder wetin dey ground.
Voices wey dey support di protest don dey call on dem to end di harmful treatment of migrants. Even clergy wey dey preach say everybody deserve dignity and safety don join di protest. Like dis na di kind country wey we dey live for?
Kamala Harris, former VP, don share she concern, dey call di boy just a baby wey need protection. If pikin dey suffer for all dis adult wahala, wetin we dey talk about? We no fit let di system treat dem like trash.
Wahala no go end anytime soon as protesters dey gear up for more actions across di country, especially as Minnesota dey plan to pause di ICE operations pending court hearing. E go sweet if dem fit put stop to dis wahala, we go keep watch as di matter dey unfold!
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