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Casar Urges Release of 5-Year-Old Liam Tadeo

8/21/2026

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Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) urged the release of 5-year-old Liam Tadeo detained in the United States.
ICE agents stopped Liam and his father in Austin on August 17, 2026.
They transferred the pair to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Immigration attorney Renata Castro called the detention sadistic.
Liam’s aunt Patricia Resendiz launched a GoFundMe describing the detention as cruel.

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Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) urged the release of 5-year-old Liam Tadeo detained in the United States.
ICE agents stopped Liam and his father in Austin on August 17, 2026.
They transferred the pair to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Immigration attorney Renata Castro called the detention sadistic.
Liam’s aunt Patricia Resendiz launched a GoFundMe describing the detention as cruel.