No be small matter o! One five-year-old boy wey dem dey call Liam Conejo Ramos don finally return home after dem detain am for ICE wahala. E and im papa, Adrian Conejo Arias, go through plenty gbege wey make national news. Na Texas Congress wey sabi, Joaquin Castro, confirm the good news on Sunday say dem don release dem from Dilley detention center.
As dem release am, Castro no fit hide him joy, say: ‘Liam don home now, with im hat and im backpack.’ Dem detain the boy and im papa for January, came after dem do severe immigration raid wey dey make people vex everywhere. The case stir plenty attention after dem snap photo of the pikin wey dey wear blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack while ICE agents dem hold am.
This gisting no end here o. The judge wey oversee di matter, Fred Biery, no gree keep quiet. E talk say di detention dey show say government get bad mentality wey dem dey pursue deportation like say na game wey dey traumatize children. E even use big words like ‘perfidious lust for unbridled power’ – e sure say dem no dey play o. E recommend say dem go treat migrants with better compassion than wetin dem dey do na now.
Before dis happen, Castro don visit Liam and im papa for detention. E talk say di boy dey suffer because e miss im family and school. E even mention say Liam don dey sleep wella, dey show say e no dey alright.
ICE no gree say dem fit detain pikin; dem claim say na because dem want catch Liam papa wey dem dey after. Dem talk say di father na ‘criminal illegal alien’ wey ‘abandoned’ im child. But school officials wey dey around deny di claim, say dem fit carry di boy but ICE refuse. E be like say everybody dey point fingers for dis matter, but one thing we sabi be say, the pikin no deserve dis wahala!
At di end of di day, both Liam and him papa don waka back to Minnesota, and dem don begin di journey of healing. National outrage dey follow dis incident, especially since dem use di pikin for di immigration dispute wey plenty people dey criticize.
We no fit forget say Liam’s case be like symbol for di struggle wey many immigrants dey face under harsh immigration policies. E don remind us how we suppose treat children – with love and respect. As dem don carry dem go home now, we go continue dey watch how di drama go unfold in di future.
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