Family of detained Milford High School student speaks out

MILFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The family of the Milford High School student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend has now spoken out.

Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian born high school student in Milford. He was first granted a visitor visa, then issued a student visa, which has expired.

The 18-year-old was pulled over and detained while driving his father’s car on his way to volleyball practice on May 31.

A spokesperson for ICE said they were looking for his father, but detained Marcelo.

His father and mother plea to ICE in a recently-released video.

“Hello ICE, my name is Joao Paulo, Marcello’s father. I miss my son. I love my son. We need Marcello back home. It’s no family without him. We love America. Please bring my son back,” Marcello’s father said.

“This is a room of my son. And I miss my son inside my home. I need to hug my son,” Marcello’s mother said.

Gomes is currently being held in Burlington, Vermont.

He is scheduled for a court hearing June 5.

His lawyers plan to ask the judge to release him from ICE custody on bond.