{"id":2562779,"date":"2026-02-02T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-judge-releases-boy-5-and-his-father-from-ice-detention-makes-mistake-so-bad-on-order-this-may-be-the-first-time-its-ever-recorded\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:17:06","slug":"clinton-judge-releases-boy-5-and-his-father-from-ice-detention-makes-mistake-so-bad-on-order-this-may-be-the-first-time-its-ever-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-judge-releases-boy-5-and-his-father-from-ice-detention-makes-mistake-so-bad-on-order-this-may-be-the-first-time-its-ever-recorded\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton Judge Releases Boy, 5, and His Father from ICE Detention, Makes Mistake So Bad on Order This May Be the First Time It&#8217;s Ever Recorded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">52<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclinton-judge-releases-boy-5-and-his-father-from-ice-detention-makes-mistake-so-bad-on-order-this-may-be-the-first-time-its-ever-recorded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2562779&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a controversial and error-filled court order issued by Texas federal judge Fred biery, who ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father from ICE detention, drawing national attention amid ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement. Key points include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The decision sparked scrutiny not only for the outcome but also for a glaring factual mistake: the order allegedly dated \u201cthe 31st day of February, 2026,\u201d a date that does not exist, prompting questions about the judge\u2019s attention to basic facts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece highlights Biery\u2019s broader stance on administrative warrants, with him describing them as insufficient and suggesting the need for an independent judicial officer, using strong language about power and decency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public reaction is captured through social media coverage, including a critique from Fox News\u2019 Bill Melugin, who argued that the Supreme Court long ago ruled on administrative warrants and that judicial warrants are not universally required; Melugin also criticized biery\u2019s social media activity, including liking a post protesting president Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article notes that,beyond the date error,Biery\u2019s reasoning and comments elicited pushback,with supporters and critics disputing whether his views on warrants and executive power were legally sound.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece situates the event within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-with-the-help-of-moms-for-liberty-south-carolina-pre-files-parental-rights-bill\/\" title=\"Exclusive\u2014\u00a0With the Help of Moms for Liberty, South Carolina Pre...Files Parental Rights Bill\">heated national debate<\/a> over immigration enforcement and the judiciary\u2019s role in checking executive actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The presentation includes embedded scripts, ads, and interactive elements typical of a multimedia news site, such as a correction-submission form and social-media embeds, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >signaling commentary alongside reported facts<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most Americans would assume that federal judges &mdash; ostensibly some of the most important arbiters in the U.S. judiciary system &mdash; would have a pretty good grasp of the basic facts.<\/p>\n<p>Things like who, what, when, where, and why are all rather important topics when presiding over any tenuous legal matter.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, every once in a while, judges can apparently get those very important factoids wrong, too.<\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s raising a lot of questions.<\/p>\n<p>Eyebrows (and iPhone calendar apps) were raised on Saturday, when news broke that Texas federal judge Fred Biery (who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton) had ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father from a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Bill Melugin points out, that order also came with a glaring error:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Texas federal judge Fred Biery (Clinton appointee) has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos &amp; his father from ICE detention in TX. In his decision, he includes a photo of the boy and gets today&rsquo;s date wrong (Feb 31st doesn&rsquo;t even exist) while saying that&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58IbuQAZJZ\">pic.twitter.com\/58IbuQAZJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2017710815655100623?\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biery&rsquo;s order ends with a definitive, &ldquo;SIGNED, this 31st day of February, 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Saturday was Jan. 31, most have probably surmised by now that there is no February 31 &mdash; as it&rsquo;s a month that gets 29 days in it <em>at most<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That error understandably brought out the critics, but Biery&rsquo;s other remarks were just as deserving of pushback.<\/p>\n<p>Before that dating blunder, Biery made sure to keep his words toward federal law enforcement as sharp and biting as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster,&rdquo; Biery wrote. &ldquo;That is called the fox guarding the henhouse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biery further chided: &ldquo;Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of decency. And the rule of law be damned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Melugin also took issue with the judge&rsquo;s other social media activity, including liking a post that was protesting against President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>When one X user contested that Biery was &mdash; date notwithstanding &mdash; &ldquo;right,&rdquo; Melugin fired back that the judge with activist leanings was anything but.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No he&rsquo;s not. SCOTUS ruled on the legality of administrative warrants a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-franklins-name-scrubbed-from-tacoma-city-park\/\" title=\"Ben Franklin\u2019s Name Scrubbed From Tacoma City Park\">long time ago<\/a>. Judicial warrants are not required. Every single administration has used administrative warrants. If DOJ appeals this it will likely be reversed by 5th Circuit quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2018068390414282926?\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No he&rsquo;s not [right],&rdquo; Melugin posted in response. &ldquo;[The Supreme Court] ruled on the legality of administrative warrants a long time ago. Judicial warrants are not required. Every single administration has used administrative warrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, even apart from the date, Melugin seemed to think it&rsquo;s Judge Biery&rsquo;s logic that won&rsquo;t pass &ldquo;muster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If [the Department of Justice] appeals this it will likely be reversed by [the] 5th Circuit quickly,&rdquo; Melugin posted.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Yet judges can misstate basic details, which sparks scrutiny. Over the weekend, Texas federal Judge Fred Biery, appointed by Bill Clinton, ordered the release from ICE detention of a five-year-old boy and his father. The ruling drew attention for a glaring error: it cited an impossible date, February 31, 2026, and ended with \u201cSIGNED, this 31st day of February, 2026.\u201d Beyond the dating mix-up, Biery\u2019s language about federal law enforcement was pointed. He wrote that administrative warrants issued by the executive branch do not meet probable cause and likened the situation to \u201cthe fox guarding the henhouse,\u201d insisting the Constitution requires an independent judicial officer. He also suggested some people\u2019s thirst for power and cruelty shows a disregard for the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>The coverage noted Biery\u2019s social-media activity, including liking a post protesting President Trump, which sparked further criticism. 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