DHS Seeks to End Asylum and Remove Liam Ramos’ Family Days After Judge Ordered Their Release
Feb 10
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Shortly after a federal judge ordered the release of 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos and his father from ICE custody, Judge Biery issued a blistering written opinion referencing Stephen Miller’s 3,000‑deportations‑per‑day target and criticizing Metro Surge arrest tactics and the competing accounts of the Columbia Heights incident. Days later DHS filed a motion to terminate the family’s asylum claims and seek expedited removal—a step their attorney calls "retaliatory," Rep. Joaquin Castro decried as breaking legal precedent, and which DHS says is standard procedure—with a hearing scheduled for Friday.
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