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02/09 12:22 CST Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is not the
5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis
Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained
by ICE in Minneapolis
By MELISSA GOLDIN
Associated Press
Social media users incorrectly identified a small boy who was part of Bad
Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old
who, along with his father, was detained by immigration officials in Minnesota
and held at an ICE facility in Texas.
The boy was actually Lincoln Fox Ramadan, a child actor from Costa Mesa,
California, who is also 5 years old, according to his Instagram profile.
After Bad Bunny finished his song "NUEVAYoL," cameras showed Lincoln watching
Bad Bunny accepting his Grammy for album of the year last week. The artist then
walks over and hands Lincoln what appears to be a Grammy.
Here's a closer look at the facts.
CLAIM: Bad Bunny handed his Grammy to Liam Conejo Ramos during his Super Bowl
halftime performance.
THE FACTS: This is false. The boy was child actor Lincoln Fox Ramadan.
"An emotional, unforgettable day being cast as the young Benito --- a symbolic
moment where the future hands the past a Grammy," reads a Monday post on
Lincoln's Instagram profile. "A reminder that dreams come true and it's never
too early to dream big."
The post includes photos from Lincoln's appearance during the halftime show and
other moments from the day, as well as a childhood photo of Bad Bunny, whose
real name is Benito Antonio Martnez Ocasio.
In the caption, Lincoln also wrote that he's "sending love to Liam Ramos" and
that "we all deserve peace and love in America, a country built by and home to
so many hard-working immigrants."
Another post from Lincoln's Instagram, shared on Sunday, included a video of
his cameo and was captioned, "I'll remember this day forever! @badbunnypr - it
was my truest honor." His last post before the Super Bowl, on Jan. 31, was a
photo of himself captioned, "I booked a cool gig! Can't wait to share it with
you guys."
Liam and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were
detained by immigration officers in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20. They were
taken to an ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas, but returned to
Minneapolis on Feb. 1 following a judge's order.
Images of immigration officers surrounding the young boy in a blue bunny hat
and Spider-Man backpack drew outrage about the Trump administration's
immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Lincoln, the child actor, is half Egyptian and half Argentinian, according to
his Instagram and his acting profile. He previous work has included modeling
for Walmart and Target.
Bad Bunny has won six total Grammys, including three at the 2026 awards show.
His album of the year win for the critically-acclaimed "DeBI TiRAR MS FOToS,"
is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.
Representatives for Bad Bunny did not respond to a request for comment.
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