Regina Medina

In a court filing submitted Wednesday, the government seeks to expedite deportation proceedings in the family's case, says their immigration attorney, Danielle Moliver.

The family is from Ecuador and entered the U.S.

in 2024 to seek asylum.

Moliver says it's uncommon, and there's no reason for their case to be expedited.

Liam is best known for a viral photo showing him in a bunny hat, surrounded by ICE officers.

He returned home to Minneapolis this week after he and his father were detained in Texas.

For NPR News, I'm Regina Medina in St.