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Milford Rally Follows Brief ICE Detention of 16-Year-Old

New surveillance video sharpened local questions about ongoing ICE operations.

Overview

  • Traffic camera footage shows ICE agents stopping a white car in downtown Milford on Friday and briefly detaining 16-year-old Gustavo Oliveira, who was later released.
  • Milford police said federal agents requested their presence to maintain order and that they learned of the teen's detention only after he had been let go.
  • About 75 residents rallied Sunday to support immigrant families and to respond to the teen's encounter, according to local organizers.
  • On the same morning, ICE detained an unidentified man in Sudbury and left a female passenger in their minivan, local reporters said.
  • ICE did not respond to requests for comment; the incident follows the May detention and six-day custody of Milford student Marcelo Gomes da Silva.