The young boy who appeared during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was not Liam Conejo Ramos.
During his halftime performance, the Puerto Rican superstar is seen approaching a family gathered in front of a TV set as they watch his speech from the 2026 Grammy Awards. Suddenly, the camera shows Benito handing a young boy the Grammy trophy.
Following the halftime show, rumors began to circulate on social media that the boy in question was Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who, along with his father Adrian Conejo Arias, was abducted by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Complex spoke with a source close to the situation who confirmed that the young boy was not Ramos.
It turns out that the young boy was actually 5-year-old actor Lincoln Fox.
On Fox’s official instagram page, he shared a moment of his cameo appearance along with the caption, “’ll remember this day forever! @badbunnypr - it was my truest honor 🐰🏆🏈.”
Fox also included the hashtags, #youngbadbunny #littlebadbunny, suggesting that his role was meant to be a younger version of the Puerto Rican star and likely not an allegory to Ramos.
According to ABC News, Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro said the Trump administration has filed for the expedited deportation of Liam and his family days after a federal judge ordered their release from immigration detention.
Following their detention last week, Liam and his father were sent to a Texas facility before returning to Minneapolis on Sunday (Feb. 1) following the judge's order, and the family has a pending asylum case with no deportation order.
An asylum hearing originally set for later this month was moved to Friday (Feb. 6).
In a statement to ABC News, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described this as a routine proceeding.
“They are not in expedited removal,” she said. “This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation's immigration laws.”
A school official told the outlet that the immigration judge granted the family a continuance.
Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Zena Stenvik said, "Our concern remains centered on Liam and all children who deserve stability, safety and the opportunity to be in school without fear. We will continue to advocate for outcomes that prioritize children."
In a post on X, Rep. Castro said, “He was traumatized in Dilley, but now the Trump administration is trying to take him away again. The Department of Justice has filed for expedited deportation, which would take him away again.”
