Journalism
ICE Using Children as Leverage
An opinion piece on the detention of five-year-old Liam Ramos alongside his father in Minneapolis, and what it says about how enforcement pressure is applied to families.
- When
- January 2026
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Written for a journalism course at Kent State University, spring 2026. Published on Substack, January 2026.
The piece draws on American Immigration Council figures showing ICE detention rising from roughly 40,000 people in 2024 to 73,000 by mid-January 2026, and argues that children are being used as leverage in immigration enforcement.
Read the full piece on Substack using the link above.