Fourth & Democracy Liam Ramos is Home, but ICE Is Still Running Wild

The latest release of the Epstein files set the internet and social media ablaze. Titans of industry, entertainers, academics, heads of state – even royalty – are now entangled in what appears to be a far more expansive operation than the public was ever led to believe.

And yet, despite the scale of the revelations, mainstream media still seems unable, or unwilling, to match the temperature of the moment. As protests build and Trump’s approval numbers slide, the public is left waiting for one thing the system rarely delivers:

Consequences.

1st & 10: The Boot Still on Our Necks

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos is home. After days of national outrage and legal pressure, Liam and his father were released from federal custody and returned to Minnesota this weekend. A judge ordered their release, and for a moment, it felt like the machinery of the federal immigration authorities had been forced to think. It is a real victory, and it matters. It is proof that public attention, protests, and scrutiny can still impose limits on a system that too often operates in darkness.

But it is also far from the end. Liam’s return does not represent a shift in posture from the federal government. It represents a tactical retreat. The broader enforcement apparatus remains fully intact, and in many places, it is still escalating. The boot has not lifted. It has simply adjusted its weight and readjusted pressure.

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