Democrats visit detained Ecuadorian father and son, call detention inhumane, as judge blocks removal.

A 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were detained in Minnesota during a federal immigration operation that resulted in protests and two fatalities. Democratic Representatives Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett paid them a visit at the South Texas Family Residential Center. Castro has described the boy as traumatized and called the detention procedures inhumane, drawing national attention to the family's asylum request. Their removal has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The visit brought to light persistent Democratic criticism of immigration enforcement, denials of access to detention facilities, and demands for accountability, including attempts to remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from office.