Adrian Conejo Arias has also spoken out since his detention, telling MPR News in an interview translated from Spanish: « The government is moving many pieces; it’s doing everything possible to do us harm, so that they’ll probably deport us. We live with that fear too. »
Molliver explained that the father and son may not be deported to Ecuador, where they are from, and that that may be able to apply for asylum in a third country.
The case has drawn national attention after footage of Liam being detained by ICE officers went viral on social media.Liam has now returned home to Minnesota this week, where Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas welcomed him.
Castro said in a previous interview with PBS News: “Liam is not doing well. He has been sleeping a lot. He hasn’t been eating well, and he’s been very depressed. He misses his mom, he misses his classmates, and he wants to go home. »
The Texas representative went on to say that conditions at the Dilley detention center in Texas were poor, with people held there saying they found ‘worms occasionally in their food’.
