Minneapolis: Just two days after a five-year-old boy's detention caused a wave of outrage in the United States of America, a two-year-old girl has been detained in Minneapolis by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. The recent case has intensified the outrage of locals against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the city.

‘They Were Kidnapped’

Two-year-old Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis and her father Elvis Joel Tipan-Echeverria were arrested by immigration officers while they were returning home from a grocery store.

Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez said, “They were kidnapped by ICE...in South Minneapolis while coming back from grocery shopping. A suspicious vehicle followed her father’s vehicle home, broke his window and kidnapped them. No judicial warrant was provided.”

Illegal Immigrants?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement that Tipan-Echeverria was an “illegal” immigrant from Ecuador who committed felony reentry and broke the laws of this nation.

$92,243 Raised For Chloe

With the permission of Chloe's mother, a GoFundMe page, titled 'Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home', has been created to help the toddler and her family. The page, created by Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez, aims to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability and resources to keep Chloe's family together.

As of now, $92,243 has been raised for the family.

Detention Of 5-Year-Old Liam

Chloe's detention came just two days after a five-year-old boy named Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were detained in Minnesota. The child was detained by ICE officers after he arrived home from his preschool. While his family has a pending asylum case, there were reportedly no deportation order against them.

The immigration officers reportedly also used Liam as a bait to detain his family. Officials from Conejo Ramos' school said, “Another adult living in the home was outside and begged the agents to let them take care of the small child, but was refused…Instead, the agent took the child out of the still-running vehicle, led him to the door, and directed him to knock- asking to be let in to see if anyone else was home…essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”

Meanwhile, the DHS said, "ICE did NOT target a child. The child was ABANDONED."

It added, “On January 20, ICE conducted a targeted operation to arrest Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, an illegal alien from Ecuador who was RELEASED into the U.S. by the Biden administration. As agents approached the driver, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, fled on foot -- abandoning his child. For the child's safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.”

A picture showing Liam in distress as an officer held onto his Spiderman backpack and guided him to a black SUV sparked an outrage among locals.

‘ICE OUT’ Protest

Locals of Minneapolis braved the bitter cold on Friday and took to the streets to stage an ‘ICE OUT’ protest against Trump's immigration crackdown. As many as 50,000 people marched on the streets even as the temperature dropped to as low as -29°C.

At least five children have been detained in Minneapolis in recent days as part of Trump's deportation campaign.