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Massachusetts High Schooler Detained by ICE Released on $2,000 Bond

Following community protests over his harsh detention, his release spotlights immigration enforcement debates under the Trump administration

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

  • The 18-year-old junior, who arrived in the U.S. on a student visa in 2012 that later lapsed, was stopped on May 31 and detained even though agents were targeting his father.
  • Immigration Judge Jenny Beverly granted him a $2,000 bond on June 5 after finding he posed no danger to the community.
  • Legal filings and media reports describe him spending five nights in a Plymouth holding cell sleeping on a cement floor with limited hygiene access and denied a Bible.
  • Milford High students and local residents staged walkouts and rallies, while his family released an emotional video pleading for his safe return.
  • A placeholder hearing is set for mid-June as he pursues removal proceedings and plans to apply for asylum, underscoring concerns over ICE detention protocols