MILFORD, Mass. — A petition filed by ICE to move 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva to the Wyatt facility in Rhode Island was denied by a federal judge on Wednesday.
The filing states that immigration authorities have not been able to secure a bed at the Burlington facility where Gomes Da Silva is currently being held. Gomes Da Silva’s lawyer says this could affect a scheduled hearing at immigration court on Thursday and violates his due process rights.
Marcelo Gomes da Silvia was on his way to volleyball practice Saturday when immigration officers detained him, but they say they were looking for his father, João Paulo Gomes Pereira.
ICE officials say he is wanted for speeding 100 miles an hour through residential areas. Marcelo was driving his father’s car when he was pulled over.
“When we go out into the community, and we find others who are unlawfully here, we are going to arrest them. We’ve been completely transparent with that. He’s 18 years old, he is unlawfully in this country,” said Patricia Hyde, Field Office Director of ICE Enforcement.
Boston 25 News found one record in the courts of a citation issued for Gomes Pereira in July of 2023 — court records show Milford Police cited him for failing to yield to a stop sign and driving with a revoked license as a habitual traffic offender. Sources familiar with his driving record tell 25 Investigates that he has had 16 driving-related citations since 2014.
Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino says the department was not involved in this operation.
“I am not accusing any agency of doing anything wrong, I am just saying we’re a small community and I think these things come better if the local police can run the investigation because we know the players, we know the people,” said Tusino.
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