Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s father, Joao Paulo Gomes-Pereira, was the agents’ intended target, but they took Marcelo instead when they found he was in the U.S. without legal status.
An 18-year-old high school junior from Milford, Massachusetts, Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on May 31, 2025, while driving to volleyball practice.
ICE agents were actually looking for his father, Joao, when they stopped Marcelo, who was driving his father’s car…