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ICE Detains Visiting Harvard Law Professor Who Agrees to Leave U.S. After BB-Gun Case

DHS labels the Yom Kippur‑eve BB‑gun episode antisemitic, a claim disputed by local officials.

FILE - The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
In this Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, photo, passersby walk near an entrance to a building at Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Mass.
Harvard Professor Taken Into Custody, Agrees to Leave U.S. After Firing BB Gun Outside Boston Synagogue
An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway outside of a courtroom at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York on July 17, 2025.

Overview

  • ICE’s Boston Enforcement and Removal Operations took Carlos Portugal Gouvea into custody after the State Department revoked his J‑1 visa in October.
  • Homeland Security officials say Gouvea will depart the United States voluntarily rather than face deportation.
  • Gouvea accepted a November plea to unlawful use of an air rifle; three other charges were dismissed and he was placed on pretrial probation through April 9.
  • Police say the incident occurred outside Temple Beth Zion on the eve of Yom Kippur, prompted a lockdown, and left a car window shattered; Gouvea told officers he was hunting rats.
  • Temple leaders and Brookline police have said they saw no evidence of an antisemitic motive, while Harvard previously placed Gouvea on administrative leave and did not comment on his current status.