5-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right NowIn a stunning development, the Department of Homeland Security expedited its asylum hearing for five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family to Friday morning, meaning it's possible they could be deported as soon as today.Ramos and his father had just returned home to their Minneapolis suburb last week after being held in a Texas detention facility. They were locked in there for 12 days, with Ramos' health deteriorating, despite DHS providing no evidence of Ramos’ father being in the country illegally or having a criminal record.Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), who helped bring Ramos back home from ICE detention last week, said the preschooler “was traumatized” at the facility and now faces being shipped out of the country.“Now the Trump administration is trying to take him away again,” Castro said in a Friday post on social media. “DOJ has filed for expedited deportation, which would take him away again.”The family was originally due for its asylum hearing later this month, but it was abruptly rescheduled to Friday morning, catching even Ramos’ school district leaders off-guard.“This morning, ahead of Liam Conejo Ramos’s asylum hearing, I want to speak as an educator and superintendent focused on one thing: the safety, well-being and learning of children,” Zena Stenvik, the superintendent for his Columbia Heights public school, said in a statement.“When a five-year-old like Liam and his family experience the turmoil our community has faced for months, that stability is shaken, with real and immediate effects on a child’s sense of safety, learning and well-being,” said Stenvik. “Children learn best when they feel safe, supported and surrounded by peers and trusted adults. They deserve to be in school learning and growing, not living in fear of separation.”It’s not yet clear when the Ramos family’s hearing will end.See All UpdatesClose