{"id":2562809,"date":"2026-02-02T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:45:01","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-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:46:58","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-3","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-3\/","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=\"float:left\"><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-3%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=2562809&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 piece discusses a controversial Texas immigration case tied to ICE detention. It reports that federal judge Fred Biery, a Clinton appointee, ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father from ICE custody, a decision that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drew national attention amid heated debates<\/a> over immigration enforcement. The article highlights a notable error in biery\u2019s order: it included a photo of the boy and concluded with the date \u201cSIGNED, this 31st day of February, 2026,\u201d a date that does not exist. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond the dating mistake, Biery\u2019s remarks criticizing administrative warrants and urging that a neutral, <a href=\"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=\"Clinton Judge Releases Boy, 5, and His Father from ..., Makes Mistake So Bad on ... This May Be the First Time It&#039;s Ever Recorded\">independent judicial officer<\/a> be involved sparked further scrutiny.The piece also covers social media reaction, including Fox News\u2019 Bill Melugin, who argued Biery was not activist-leaning and suggested that the legal issues around administrative warrants had long been resolved by Supreme Court precedent. Melugin contended the 5th Circuit would likely overturn potential reversals on appeal. the article frames the case within broader tensions over ICE detention practices and the perceived accountability and conduct of the judiciary in immigration matters.  <\/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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Given the inflamed tensions surrounding anything involving ICE currently, that order was bound to feature quite a bit of national attention one way or another.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox News&rsquo; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">social media activity<\/a>, 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 long time ago. 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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In late January 2026, Texas federal Judge Fred Biery ordered the release from ICE detention of a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father. The order contained obvious errors, including a photo of the boy and a non-existent date (February 31, 2026), ending with a signature line that asserted the date as if February had 31 days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The incident occurred amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement. Biery had previously challenged the use of administrative warrants, arguing they do not meet probable cause and likening the situation to a fox guarding the henhouse, insisting that the Constitution requires an independent judicial officer. He also made pointed, forceful remarks about power and cruelty when discussing the government and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fox News\u2019 Bill Melugin criticized Biery for what he saw as activist-leaning social media activity, including liking posts protesting against President Trump. Biery argued that long-standing Supreme Court precedent already governs administrative warrants and that judicial warrants are not always required. 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