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demmiblue

(39,658 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:57 AM Feb 1

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:14.422Z






Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.

Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T15:49:36.797Z

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Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack. (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 1 OP
So very nice. Thank you, Joaquin and Jasmine--two of the best in Congress! hlthe2b Feb 1 #1
This is such good news... Spazito Feb 1 #2
Great news!! Maybe, just maybe our pressure is working. bluestarone Feb 1 #3
We cannot stop. bdamomma Feb 1 #8
Thank God, bdamomma Feb 1 #4
Did ICE pay for their flight back to Minneapolis? Emile Feb 1 #5
AI doesn't know. I know there was a Go--Fund-Me womanofthehills Feb 1 #13
We had pink pussy hats. murielm99 Feb 1 #6
Protesters with Blue Bunny Hats, great idea! Emile Feb 1 #15
Someone who crochets can make them murielm99 Feb 1 #16
It really is a great idea, and would send a powerful Emile Feb 1 #17
I am going to bring it up at my activist group Monday. murielm99 Feb 1 #18
This hat is already out there on Etsy. murielm99 Feb 1 #46
That is an inspired idea, Muriel!!! choie Feb 1 #31
I'd buy and wear one. flashman13 Feb 1 #40
I wonder when SOMEONE is kacekwl Feb 1 #7
With this bdamomma Feb 1 #10
when America decides it is something they want to vote for Takket Feb 1 #22
Crying a bit here. sheshe2 Feb 1 #9
BTW, that artwork is fire... I had to look it up! demmiblue Feb 1 #11
That painting is fantastic! Sequoia Feb 1 #42
What an inspiring letter. Thank you, representative Castro. question everything Feb 1 #12
one down, thousands to go WhiskeyGrinder Feb 1 #14
Yes! This is proof it can be done now let's make em reunite all the families they tore apart..they have the budget Deuxcents Feb 1 #19
A small but important victory in the dark times of fascism Takket Feb 1 #20
Thanks all malaise Feb 1 #21
Absolutely, malaise! calimary Feb 1 #48
Liam looks like he's seen some shit. Efilroft Sul Feb 1 #23
Yes his eyes show profound sadness Lifeafter70 Feb 1 #36
His little fists holding those Pom Pom's Iris Feb 2 #53
The reason why it matters so much Maru Kitteh Feb 1 #24
His brain (and consequently his heart and character) is in... littlemissmartypants Feb 1 #33
Probably the most rewarding Congressional action Rep. Castro has ever taken Wild blueberry Feb 1 #25
Thanks to all who helped make this happen. democrank Feb 1 #26
Wow. That made me cry. Grim Chieftain Feb 1 #27
Kick orangecrush Feb 1 #28
He's going to need a lot of healing. choie Feb 1 #29
Getting back home to parents, family and familiar surroundings FakeNoose Feb 1 #39
Joaquin was my rep for many, many years. hamsterjill Feb 1 #30
So happy for their little family!! Very Grateful for justice & love. ⚖️❤️⚖️ littlemissmartypants Feb 1 #32
Such great news! highplainsdem Feb 1 #34
Thank goodness--all those who have presented relentless pressure. pandr32 Feb 1 #35
Anyone with minor children should be immune from deportation period MichMan Feb 1 #37
One wonders about the trauma, the PTSD, and now a second generation niyad Feb 1 #38
This is the face of MS-13! BidenRocks Feb 1 #41
Look at that sweet little face. calimary Feb 1 #49
No, it's not just you. stage left Feb 2 #54
Who's going to pay for all Faux pas Feb 1 #43
That's very good news wendyb-NC Feb 1 #44
I was worried about the hat and the backpack catrose Feb 1 #45
Meanwhile they hold two more children from his school Historic NY Feb 1 #47
Who is the photographer or citizen who took that iconic image? IcyPeas Feb 1 #50
I want a blue bunny hat! SheltieLover Feb 1 #51
Thank heavens! I'm so relieved. Laffy Kat Feb 1 #52
Bunny hats are sold out!!! usonian Feb 2 #55

bdamomma

(69,503 posts)
8. We cannot stop.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:12 PM
Feb 1

There is truth to this" POWER IN NUMBERS!!!!!!!!

Such good news, what a cutie Liam is!!!

bdamomma

(69,503 posts)
4. Thank God,
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:07 PM
Feb 1

there are many more in detention camps like Liam and others who are US citizens that got to be freed. We cannot stop, reach out to your Reps and Senators now!!!!! Don't stop calling, the Democratic Leadership must hear from us!!!!!!

Aloso tell your Reps and Senators to RESCIND the Big Beautiful Bill, there is billions of dollars going to FUND ICE, we got to stop this. We got to keep on Senator Schumer and Rep Jeffries (who are not made for this moment) we deserve better!!!!

womanofthehills

(10,963 posts)
13. AI doesn't know. I know there was a Go--Fund-Me
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:19 PM
Feb 1

Some reports of the Go Fund Me say it’s over $350,000.

murielm99

(32,960 posts)
6. We had pink pussy hats.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:11 PM
Feb 1

Now it is time for blue bunny hats for everyone. Use them as a fundraiser.

bdamomma

(69,503 posts)
10. With this
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:15 PM
Feb 1

incompetent and disgusting regime, Whistleblowers and leaks will be coming out. Especially in those detention camps, ICE is raping women and doing other unspeakable things to men.

demmiblue

(39,658 posts)
11. BTW, that artwork is fire... I had to look it up!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:16 PM
Feb 1




A true masterpiece of contemporary art, Mariachi and Astronaut, from the Astronaut Series by internationally acclaimed painter ABRAHAM MOJICA, now in the Krulevitch-Lopez Collection. The Krulevitch Lopez Family is one of the biggest and most highly regarded patrons of the arts in San Antonio.

https://www.facebook.com/LatinGrooveMusic/posts/a-true-masterpiece-of-contemporary-art-mariachi-and-astronaut-from-the-astronaut/1507576634708039/

Deuxcents

(26,667 posts)
19. Yes! This is proof it can be done now let's make em reunite all the families they tore apart..they have the budget
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:34 PM
Feb 1

Takket

(23,688 posts)
20. A small but important victory in the dark times of fascism
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:37 PM
Feb 1

if drumpf had his way, that boy would have vanished forever. But our system, as flawed as it is, stood up to him and returned this child home.

Efilroft Sul

(4,408 posts)
23. Liam looks like he's seen some shit.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:47 PM
Feb 1

He's a cute kid for sure, but his eyes have a seriousness to them that no five-year-old boy or girl should have.

Way to go, piggy Trump. Way. To. Go.

Lifeafter70

(952 posts)
36. Yes his eyes show profound sadness
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:31 PM
Feb 1

The rest of the children in dilly need to be released. No one should be held in those camps. We have a lot more work to do.

Maru Kitteh

(31,674 posts)
24. The reason why it matters so much
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:53 PM
Feb 1

Anyone who’s ever really known a five year old, you know how very deeply bonded they become to various objects and if those objects go missing the despair they feel is both genuine and intense. The stupid cruelty of taking these objects away from him was also genuine and intense.

littlemissmartypants

(33,083 posts)
33. His brain (and consequently his heart and character) is in...
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:22 PM
Feb 1

Probably the most important developmental phase there is in human growth. The explosion of neurological connections that take place around the age of five is exponentially expansive.

This experience could very well affect everything in his life in overwhelming ways for the rest of his life.

I deeply hope that they, he especially, get the medical and emotional support services that are no less deserved than necessary. America owes them.

We will never forget you, Liam. We love you. 💙🐰

hamsterjill

(17,539 posts)
30. Joaquin was my rep for many, many years.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:10 PM
Feb 1

I moved just outside of his District a few years ago. He is phenomenal.

I had a personal issue during COVID and contacted his office. They acted. They helped. I didn't get a voicemail when I called. I got a person. They talked to me and told me what they could and would do - and they did it.

littlemissmartypants

(33,083 posts)
32. So happy for their little family!! Very Grateful for justice & love. ⚖️❤️⚖️
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:14 PM
Feb 1

I'm so relieved.
Finally, some happy tears can fall.

💧💙🌞

Thanks, demmiblue. Love you.

pandr32

(14,213 posts)
35. Thank goodness--all those who have presented relentless pressure.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:30 PM
Feb 1

Now please, there are many more children to save.

niyad

(132,037 posts)
38. One wonders about the trauma, the PTSD, and now a second generation
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:35 PM
Feb 1

of children subjected to this terror. One wonders about the societal price we will be paying down the road.

BidenRocks

(3,209 posts)
41. This is the face of MS-13!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:52 PM
Feb 1


If you're a brain addled racist piece of shit who exists to make everyone's life hell!

I AM YOUR RETRIBUTION!

We say, "Payback is a bitch"!

Welcome home Liam! We would like to apologize for what happened.

Naranja pendejo pedo did it!

IcyPeas

(25,397 posts)
50. Who is the photographer or citizen who took that iconic image?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:58 PM
Feb 1

I did a search but that info doesn't come up.

Perhaps they want to be anonymous?

Laffy Kat

(16,946 posts)
52. Thank heavens! I'm so relieved.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:26 PM
Feb 1

I'd read that he's been sick and wasn't able to keep down any of that nasty food at the detention center. I was afraid we might lose him.

And he is just one child. I keep thinking about the others.

usonian

(25,008 posts)
55. Bunny hats are sold out!!!
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 01:36 AM
Feb 2

Found one source for Liam ice bunny hats. Sold out (surprise) KNITTERS???? Please step up.

https://grishko.com/product/liam-ramos-bunny-ice-hat/

Not a product endorsement/inducement to buy (because you can't)



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