All posts tagged "Liam Ramos"

Police chiefs have growing concerns that ICE could be setting back nearly half a decade of building public trust in communities.

That "fragile trust" has taken years to build following the killing of George Floyd and a number of public police brutality incidents in the U.S. and now local authorities have reported receiving "endless complaints" over ICE agents' behavior, including traffic stops of off-duty police officers and city employees based on their skin color, according to a New York Times report published Friday.

The killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, dragging a man in his underwear out of his home in freezing weather and arresting 5-year-old Liam Ramos has only added to that rapid shift and changed how the public views law enforcement — something that has taken years for police departments to overcome. ...

A CNN reporter was startled during a live broadcast as a clash between federal officers and protesters erupted outside a Texas immigration detention facility.

CNN's Ed Lavandera was outside the ICE facility in Dilley, Texas, where a group of demonstrators demanded the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father, who were taken last week in Minneapolis to the facility. The ICE detention location was under lockdown following demonstrations over the weekend from detainees who were responding to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and ICE's brutal tactics, while several lawmakers attempted to speak with detained immigrants.

The visit with Texas Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett had been underway for more than three hours underway when a clash broke out among the large group. ...