Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Child Performer Was Not Liam Conejo Ramos, Representatives Confirm

Following Bad Bunny’s highly symbolic Super Bowl halftime performance, social media users quickly began circulating claims that a young Latino boy featured on stage was Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old immigrant who recently became a national symbol amid heightened immigration enforcement in Minnesota. The rumors gained traction after Bad Bunny was seen kneeling beside the child, handing him a Grammy Award, and offering words of encouragement in Spanish during the live broadcast.

However, NPR confirmed that the child was not Liam Conejo Ramos. A publicist for Bad Bunny told NPR Music that the boy who appeared in the performance was not the child detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This was independently confirmed by a representative for the Conejo Ramos family to Minnesota Public Radio.

Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo, were detained by federal immigration agents on January 20 during a raid at their Minneapolis home. A photograph of Liam wearing a blue bunny hat and carrying a Spider-Man backpack spread widely online, becoming a powerful image associated with the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown in the region. The pair were taken to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, before being released earlier this month after a judge ordered their release. The family, originally from Ecuador, is currently seeking asylum, though the federal government is attempting to terminate their claims.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl appearance drew both praise and criticism for its overt political and cultural symbolism. The largely Spanish-language performance celebrated Latino identity and immigrant contributions to the United States. It also echoed the artist’s public opposition to aggressive immigration enforcement, including statements he made at the Grammy Awards criticizing ICE and dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. While the halftime show intentionally carried strong messages about belonging and humanity, claims linking the onstage child to Liam Conejo Ramos were ultimately unfounded.