Federal government seeks to end 5-year-old Liam Ramos’ asylum claims

‘[Liam] was traumatized at Dilley, but now the Trump administration is trying to take him away again,’ U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro said.

by Stephanie Koithan February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

San Antonio News

Two more kids from Liam Ramos’ school district released from Dilley

The two siblings have returned home to Minneapolis. However, they reported seeing a missing classmate there, leading school officials to believe more Columbia Heights students are detained at the facility than previously thought.

by Stephanie Koithan February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

Elizabeth Zuna has been released from an ICE detention site southwest of San Antonio.

San Antonio News

Another student from Liam Conejo Ramos’ school district has been released from Dilley

Three children from the same district are still detained at the family detention center near San Antonio, school officials say.

by Stephanie Koithan February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

San Antonio News

What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 2, 2026February 6, 2026

DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend.

San Antonio News

Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE’s Dilley family detention facility

ICE officials informed members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about the outbreak, immigration attorney Eric Lee said.

by Stephanie Koithan February 1, 2026February 1, 2026

San Antonio News

Activists collecting donations to cover legal fees for protesters arrested at Dilley detention site

Eyewitnesses say the two men did nothing to deserve being arrested, detained and charged with misdemeanors.

by Stephanie Koithan January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

Congressman Joaquin Castro checks on Liam Conejo Ramos during the child's detention at Dilley's South Texas Family Residential Center.

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San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro to return to Dilley, says Liam Conejo Ramos ‘did not look well’

‘I told him we would do everything that we could to get him out of there,’ the Democratic congressman said at a Wednesday press conference.

by Stephanie Koithan January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

News

Everything we saw at the protest at the immigrant detention center in Dilley

Texas DPS troopers teargassed protesters outside the lockup south of San Antonio, even though the majority of demonstrators had already left by that point.

by Michael Karlis January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

San Antonio News

Joaquin Castro, Jasmine Crockett demand halt to ICE funding at San Antonio press conference

‘No, we won’t fund this nonsense,’ Crockett said on the steps of City Hall. Castro said he wants to ‘disband ICE’ and impeach Kristi Noem.

by Stephanie Koithan January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

News

Judge halts deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos from San Antonio-area detention facility

A federal judge in the Alamo City prohibited deportation of the 5-year-old while a court case proceeds.

by Stephanie Koithan January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

News

Texas activists heading to Dilley detention center to protest Trump immigration crackdown

The group is going to the South Texas Residential Center south of San Antonio to demand the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.

by Michael Karlis January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro says 5-year-old arrested by ICE could be in San Antonio detention facility

Castro said he suspects the child and his father are being held in Dilley’s South Texas Family Residential Center after being arrested in Minneapolis.

by Stephanie Koithan January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

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Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for release of migrant family held at ICE facility south of San Antonio

The family’s 6-year-old child has a life-threatening kidney disease, and Castro said he’s concerned the site can’t provide adequate medical care.

Michael KarlisJune 30, 2025July 18, 2025

The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley has been at the center of national outrage.

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Trump reopens controversial detention sites for migrant families south of San Antonio

The for-profit facilities in Karnes County and Dilley were shuttered as they faced complaints about human rights records.

by Sanford Nowlin March 10, 2025May 22, 2025

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Federal government seeks to end 5-year-old Liam Ramos’ asylum claims

Two more kids from Liam Ramos’ school district released from Dilley

Another student from Liam Conejo Ramos’ school district has been released from Dilley

What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE’s Dilley family detention facility

Activists collecting donations to cover legal fees for protesters arrested at Dilley detention site

San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro to return to Dilley, says Liam Conejo Ramos ‘did not look well’

Everything we saw at the protest at the immigrant detention center in Dilley

Joaquin Castro, Jasmine Crockett demand halt to ICE funding at San Antonio press conference

Judge halts deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos from San Antonio-area detention facility

Texas activists heading to Dilley detention center to protest Trump immigration crackdown

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro says 5-year-old arrested by ICE could be in San Antonio detention facility

Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for release of migrant family held at ICE facility south of San Antonio

Trump reopens controversial detention sites for migrant families south of San Antonio

ICE Releases Some of the Infants Held in Detention Facility South of San Antonio

Physicians Group Demands Homeland Security Release Infants Held at Dilley Immigrant Facility

Federal Judge Rules That Detained Immigrant Women And Children Should Be Released

Homeland Security Head Calls To End Long-Term Refugee Detention

After Tour, Rep. Castro And Other Dems Call To Close Family Detention Centers

Castro Calls Out Feds For Family Detention Centers