What can one say about this? I mean Really!
An image like this could once change history. Can one still?
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 p.m. ESTToday at 6:56 p.m. EST
5 min162The abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
An image like this could once change history. Can one still?
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 p.m. ESTToday at 6:56 p.m. EST
5 min1
Column by Philip Kennicott
What readers are sayingThe abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
An image like this could once change history. Can one still?
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 p.m. ESTToday at 6:56 p.m. EST
5 min162
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on Tuesday. (Ali Daniels/AP)
A viral image of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos shows the boy in a blue knit hat with white bunny ears and pompoms, standing with a blank look on his face, staring at the back of a truck. Liam and his father were captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota on Tuesday, and both are now detained in San Antonio, more than 1,200 miles from Liam’s home, his school, his friends and most of his family.
Column by Philip Kennicott
What readers are saying
The photograph of 5-year-old Liam Ramos has evoked strong emotional responses, drawing comparisons to historical images that have stirred public empathy and action, such as those from the Vietnam War and the Warsaw Ghetto. Many commenters express outrage and shame, likening the… Show more
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