American authorities have detained four children, including a 5-year-old boy, in Minneapolis, using him as bait to lure his mother out of the house.

In the suburb of Columbia Heights in Minneapolis, immigration authorities detained four children, including a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, who was used as bait to lure his mother out of the house.

Liam and his father, both asylum seekers, were taken to a detention center in Texas. The school district administrator, Zena Stenvik, stated that ICE officers have made arrests in schools and neighborhoods, causing trauma in the community. The incident is part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, which sent agents to Minneapolis after a violent incident. The family's lawyer contests the government's claims that Liam's father would be illegally in the country, awaiting a hearing before a judge. Witnesses reported that the officers refused to leave the child in the care of the community, causing concern and frustration among locals.