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ICE-Detained Milford Teen Released on $2,000 Bond

He now awaits a placeholder hearing in the coming weeks as his removal proceedings move forward.

Supporters of Marcelo Gomes da Silva of Milford cheer after hearing he would be released, outside of the Lowell Immigration Court in Chelmsford, June 5, 2025.
Classmates react and celebrate after an immigration judge ordered released on bond Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a high school student from Milford who was detained by Immigration and Enforcement (ICE), outside the Immigration court in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, U.S., June 5, 2025.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Classmates and relatives react and celebrate after an immigration judge ordered released on bond Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a high school student from Milford who was detained by Immigration and Enforcement (ICE), outside the Immigration court in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, U.S., June 5, 2025.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Overview

  • Immigration Judge Jenny Beverly granted a $2,000 bond after finding he posed neither a public safety threat nor a significant flight risk.
  • Marcelo Gomes da Silva was stopped on his way to volleyball practice when agents targeting his father detained him and held him in a facility where he slept on a cement floor.
  • Milford High students and community members organized a walkout and rallied at town hall and the courthouse to call for his release.
  • U.S. District Judge George O’Toole previously barred ICE from transferring him out of Massachusetts without at least 48 hours’ notice to the court.
  • The 18-year-old Brazilian national, whose student visa has lapsed, lived in the U.S. since childhood and now returns home as his immigration case proceeds.