The detention of five-year-old Liam Ramos by ICE is not merely a bureaucratic failure—it is a moral collapse. A government that claims to uphold law and order has instead chosen fear over humanity, power over decency, and punishment over protection.
A child is not a threat. A child is not a case number. A child should never be handcuffed by a system that knows better but acts otherwise. Detaining a five-year-old sends a chilling message: that cruelty has become routine, and accountability optional.
This is not about immigration policy. It is about values. It is about whether we accept a nation where federal agents traumatize children in the name of enforcement, while leaders hide behind procedure and silence. History will not be kind to those who normalize this abuse.
If there are no consequences for detaining a kindergartener today, what line will be crossed tomorrow? Democracies do not erode all at once—they are hollowed out by moments like this, when outrage is met with shrugs.
Liam Ramos deserves safety, not a cell. And the public deserves answers, responsibility, and an immediate end to practices that shame us all.
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