Federal officials must release Adrian Arias and his 5-year-old son, Liam, from detention, a federal district court judge ruled on Saturday.

The preschooler and his dad were taken into custody by immigration officials in a Minneapolis suburb last week.

A federal judge ordered that Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained at his home in Minnesota, and his father be released from a Texas ICE facility.

The arrest of pre-schooler Liam Conejo Ramos, pictured wearing a blue bunny-shaped hat and a Spider-Man backpack, sparked a national outcry.

Same judge previously ordered pair not removed from US, after preschooler detained with father on 20 January

Federal officials must release Adrian Arias and his 5-year-old son, Liam, from detention, a federal district court judge ruled on Saturday.

The boy and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20. They were taken to a detention facility in Texas.

Judge says the case stemmed from 'ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented' deportation quotas.

Judge orders release of 5-year-old boy and father from ICE custody amid controversy over Minnesota immigration crackdown.

The boy and his dad, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20. They were taken to a detention facility in Dilley,…

Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father returned to their home in a Minneapolis suburb after being detained by U.S. immigration officers at a Texas facility,...