‘Chilling’: Internet erupts over Border Patrol comments on detaining a 5-year-old boy
The internet had scathing reactions Friday to Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino's comments about a 5-year-old in Minnesota who was taken into ICE custody after agents targeted his father.
Bovino was speaking at a press conference in Minneapolis and confirmed that Liam Conejo Ramos was in his family's driveway when he returned home from school with his father and that both of them were taken away in a vehicle and sent to an ICE facility in Texas. Bovino attempted to argue that ICE has treated children well following public scrutiny over the agency's actions.
"The child is in the least restrictive setting with a family member. I don't think it gets any better than that," Bovino said.
Social media users had sharp responses to Bovino's comments:
"Does he think that being the size of a child makes him an expert on children?" Navy veteran Molly Rogers wrote on Bluesky.
"They are experts at dealing with the unarmed, that's true enough," Joan, an ADHD coach and Canadian, wrote on Bluesky.
"Dealing with children…is a chilling statement," writer and filmmaker Nicole Quinn wrote on Bluesky.
"All I can see is his soulless, dead eyes. The child should be at home with his mother and not in a restrictive setting, for Christ's sake," user Chidi wrote on X.
"If that's the situation, Commander Bovino, please allow the press and congressional members to visit and inspect this Texas camp along with other ICE facilities run by the Trump administration..." user DeSota Wilson wrote on X.
Trump immigration agents revolt after Pretti killing sparks internal backlash
Immigration agents across the country are quietly rebelling against the Trump administration after being thrust into what they describe as a “no-win situation” following the killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti, according to a report by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein. Agents told Klippenstein they are furious over what they see as a politically driven “information war” from Washington, rejecting officials’ rush to brand Pretti a “domestic terrorist” despite video evidence showing he was unarmed when shot repeatedly. The administration’s aggressive damage-control narrative has fueled paranoia, fear of retaliation, and deep internal dissent, with some agents openly questioning leadership and even calling for a pullout from Minnesota as confidence in DHS leadership collapses.
Watch the video below.
Trump immigration agents revolt after Pretti killing sparks internal backlash Trump immigration agents revolt after Pretti killing sparks internal backlash
