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Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE, coach confirms
- On Saturday, federal immigration officials took into custody Marcelo Gomez, an 18-year-old high school student from Massachusetts, while he was heading to volleyball practice in Milford.
- The detention followed immigration enforcement operations that the Milford School District said it had no role in, with police and family learning about the arrest only afterward.
- Community members, including Gomez's volleyball coach and classmates, described him as an honors student and musician who was well-liked, while hundreds rallied in Milford to demand his release and support immigrant families.
- Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey condemned the arrest as disturbing and demanded immediate information from ICE about Gomez's arrest, detention location, and due process safeguards.
- The incident has raised local outrage and highlighted concerns over immigration enforcement's impact on community safety and immigrant families in the state.
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The governor of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, claimed the release of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old student detained by the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) last Saturday, when he was going to a volleyball practice with fellow students.Healey demanded to release a student detained by ICE in Massachusetts Maura Healey reported a possible ICE error in the detention of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old student, and claimed his imme…
Above the Law? CBS Against ICE Arrest of Illegal High School Student
When did stating the facts become considered a lack of compassion now? According to Tuesday and Wednesday’s edition of CBS Morning Plus, yes. In Milford, Massachusetts, a case launched protests and legal action for the arrest of 18-year-old Milford High School student Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by ICE. Here’s the catch, Gomes Da Silva was an illegal immigrant.
Community Stages Massive Protests After ICE Arrests High School Student On His Way To Volleyball Practice
Students at Milford High School in Massachusetts staged a walkout on Monday to protest the arrest of their classmate, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, by ICE agents over the weekend. Gomes Da Silva was on his way to volleyball practice when he was detained over the weekend by ICE agents who were reportedly seeking his father. A Brazilian national, Gomes Da Silva entered the U.S. in 2012 on a student visa, which has since lapsed, according to…
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