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Jesse Watters Hails ICE Detention as 'Amazing,' Drawing Fresh Criticism Over Child Case

Critics urged DHS to prevent repeats of the Minnesota detention of a five-year-old.

Overview

  • On Fox News' The Five, Jesse Watters praised ICE facilities as "amazing," citing dental care and what he called "concierge" health services.
  • Watters defended agents who detained five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos with his father in Minnesota, saying they kept the family together and took the child to lunch.
  • He disputed reports about a Cuban immigrant’s death in a Texas facility as already debunked, while earlier witness accounts alleged a guard used a chokehold.
  • Co-host Jessica Tarlov pushed back on-air, referencing poor conditions reported at makeshift sites such as Florida’s "Alligator Alcatraz."
  • Representative Mike Lawler said the child’s arrest should not happen and called on DHS and immigration officials to prevent similar incidents.