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ICE Detains 18-Year-Old Milford Student on Way to Volleyball Practice

Governor Healey pressed federal agents for details of his transfer to a Plymouth detention center during protests that have drawn hundreds outside Milford Town Hall.

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Classmates of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, join members of the community at a rally in support of da Silva after their high school graduation in Milford, Massachusetts, U.S., June 1, 2025.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Overview

  • On June 1, ICE agents in four vehicles surrounded Marcelo Gomes’s car as he picked up teammates and detained the 18-year-old Milford High junior en route to volleyball practice.
  • After a brief stay at a Burlington, Vermont detention center, Gomes was transferred to an ICE facility in Plymouth where he remains held without public explanation of the charges.
  • Hundreds of students, families and local residents marched from the high school graduation ceremony to Milford Town Hall on Sunday to call for his release and demand transparency.
  • Governor Maura Healey has demanded that ICE clarify the legal basis for Gomes’s arrest, specify his location and ensure his due process rights following a recent surge in federal immigration enforcement.
  • Immigration advocates and local attorneys are mobilizing to block further out-of-state transfers and challenge detention conditions, underscoring widespread concern among undocumented families in Massachusetts.