It's Not Just Liam Ramos: The Hundreds of Children in Immigrant Detention
According to government data, at least 3,800 children were detained in 2025 alone, including 20 infants. Elora Mukherjee, director of Columbia Law School's Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about what's happening to children like Liam Conejo Ramos.
Episode 435 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "It's Not Just Liam Ramos: The Hundreds of Children in Immigrant Detention" was published on February 3, 2026 and runs 25 minutes.
February 3, 2026 ·25m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Summary
According to government data, at least 3,800 children were detained in 2025 alone, including 20 infants. Elora Mukherjee, director of Columbia Law School's Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about what's happening to children like Liam Conejo Ramos.
Episode Description
According to government data, at least 3,800 children were detained by U.S. federal immigration forces in 2025 alone, including 20 infants. On today's show: Elora Mukherjee, professor at Columbia Law School and director of its Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about what these children and families are experiencing right now.