Teen arrested on his way to volleyball practice to face immigration judge

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A Massachusetts precocious schoolhouse pupil arrested connected his mode to volleyball signifier is scheduled to look earlier an migration judge

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high schoolhouse student arrested connected his mode to volleyball signifier past play was scheduled to look earlier an migration justice Thursday.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who came to the U.S. from Brazil astatine property 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday. Authorities person said the agents were looking for the Milford High School teenager’s father, who owns the car Gomes da Silva was driving astatine the clip and had parked successful a friend’s driveway.

The teen faced a proceeding successful migration tribunal successful Chelmsford.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said earlier this week that ICE officers were targeting a “known nationalist information threat” and that Gomes da Silva’s begetter “has a wont of reckless driving astatine speeds successful excess of 100 miles per hr done residential areas.”

“While ICE officers ne'er intended to apprehend Gomes da Silva, helium was recovered to beryllium successful the United States illegally and taxable to removal proceedings, truthful officers made the arrest,” she said successful a statement.

Gomes da Silva initially entered the state connected a visitant visa and was aboriginal issued a pupil visa that has since lapsed, said his attorney, Robin Nice. She described him arsenic profoundly rooted successful his assemblage and a dedicated subordinate of some the schoolhouse marching set and a set astatine his church.

A national justice considering Gomes da Silva’s petition to beryllium released portion his migration lawsuit proceeds has fixed the authorities until June 16 to respond and has ordered that Gomes da Silva not beryllium moved retired of Massachusetts without 48 hours’ announcement fixed to the court. The authorities sought support Wednesday to determination Gomes da Silva to a detention installation successful a antithetic New England state, Nice said, a determination his lawyers opposed due to the fact that they feared it would hold the migration hearing. A justice rapidly denied the request.

“I emotion my son. We request Marcelo backmost home. It’s nary household without him,” João Paulo Gomes Pereira said successful a video released Wednesday by his son’s attorney. “We emotion America. Please, bring my lad back.”

Students astatine Milford High staged a walkout Monday to protestation his detainment. Other supporters wore achromatic and packed the stands of the precocious schoolhouse gymnasium Tuesday night, erstwhile the volleyball squad dedicated a lucifer to their missing teammate.