{"id":2569933,"date":"2026-02-14T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-demands-ice-director-resign-over-propaganda-about-detained-child-but-theres-more-to-the-story\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:14:06","slug":"swalwell-demands-ice-director-resign-over-propaganda-about-detained-child-but-theres-more-to-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-demands-ice-director-resign-over-propaganda-about-detained-child-but-theres-more-to-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell Demands ICE Director Resign Over Propaganda About Detained Child, But There&#8217;s More to the Story"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fswalwell-demands-ice-director-resign-over-propaganda-about-detained-child-but-theres-more-to-the-story%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=2569933&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>During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Democratic California Rep. eric swalwell used teh story of Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old Ecuadorian child detained after his father was arrested in an operation DHS described as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-mayorkas-orders-i-c-e-to-stop-raiding-workplaces-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Secy. Mayorkas orders I.C.E. to stop raiding workplaces for illegal immigrants\">targeting illegal immigrants<\/a>, to pressure acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to resign. Swalwell displayed Ramos\u2019s photo and argued Lyons faced a choice between protecting children or siding with \u201cthe killers bringing terror to our streets,\u201d asking Lyons if he would resign. Lyons refused, saying the child had been cared for, while DHS maintained the boy\u2019s father, Adrian Conejo Arias, was the target of the arrest operation. The episode shows how Ramos\u2019s detention has been cited by opponents of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies to criticize ICE. The piece is from the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell used a disputed story about a five-year-old child who federal agents detained to push acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons to resign during a Tuesday hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Conejo Ramos, an Ecuadorian, became a symbol of left-wing opposition to ICE in January after his detention in Minnesota during an incident targeting his father.<\/p>\n<p>During a House Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/hearing\/oversight-of-the-department-of-homeland-security-ice-cbp-and-uscis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hearing<\/a>, Swalwell displayed a picture of Ramos and told Lyons he had to choose between protecting children or standing by murderers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a decision to stay on at this point. And considering your honorable service in the past, and the dishonorable acts that those who have worked for you have conducted, and the disgraceful statements that the leadership above you have said, you now have a decision: will you stand with the kids who you&rsquo;re supposed to protect, or will you side with the killers bringing terror to our streets?&rdquo; Swalwell asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Lyons, will you resign from ICE?&rdquo;<\/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>Lyons replied that he would not. Swalwell asked him why he wouldn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because, sir, that child that you&rsquo;re showing right there, the men and women of ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him and ran from law enforcement,&rdquo; Lyons said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He never should have gone into custody,&rdquo; Swalwell replied.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asserted the boy&rsquo;s father, Adrian Conejo Arias, was the target of an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal immigrant arrest operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos was caught up in his father&rsquo;s arrest after his mother declined to take him, prompting the father to request his child stay with him in detention, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Both Democratic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aN1mjFP151k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aN1mjFP151k\">politicians<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;media figures have widely referenced Ramos&rsquo; case to underscore their opposition to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration&rsquo;s immigration policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Eric Swalwell used a contested story about a five-year-old who was detained by federal agents to press acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to resign during a House hearing on Tuesday. The boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, an Ecuadorian, had become a symbol of left-wing opposition to ICE after his detention in Minnesota in a case tied to his father. At the House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Swalwell showed Ramos\u2019s photo and told Lyons he faced a choice between protecting children or backing \u201cmurderers\u201d and asked, \u201cMr. Lyons, will you resign from ICE?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyons replied that he would not resign, and Swalwell pressed him for an explanation. Lyons said the child was cared for by ICE after his father abandoned him and fled from authorities, and that the child should not have been in custody. The Department of Homeland Security has asserted that the boy\u2019s father was the target of an illegal-immigrant arrest operation. Ramos was swept up during his father\u2019s arrest after the mother declined to take him, leading the father to request that the child stay with him in detention. Democratic politicians and some media figures have frequently cited Ramos\u2019 case to criticize the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2569934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-674.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73804,73630,70100,4488],"class_list":["post-2569933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-eric-swalwell-2","tag-ice-director-2","tag-immigration-policy-2","tag-propaganda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-674.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569937,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569933\/revisions\/2569937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}