Teammates, coaches and friends of Marcelo Gomes da Silva came to Chelmsford in support of him for his immigration hearing.

On Tuesday evening, in a hot and packed gym, the signs and the white T-shirts told the story. “Free Marcelo” was magic-markered everywhere.

Milford High School student Marcelo Gomes da Silva was granted $2,000 bail after being detained by ICE. Teammates, coaches and friends rallied outside the courthouse in Chelmsford in support of da ...

Marcelo Gomes da Silva speaks to journalists after being released from detention on bond. Rodrique Ngowi / AP Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old junior at Milford High School, is originally from Brazil.

Far from the southern border, the Massachusetts' immigrant community lives in fear of ICE, and high school students are leading a local resistance.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, the 18-year-old Milford, Massachusetts, teen who was arrested last weekend while on his way to volleyball practice, spoke to the media shortly after being released on bail from ...

Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old junior at Milford High School, was one of four volleyball players on their way to practice Saturday morning when three unmarked vehicles pulled up behind them.

In a video released by Marcelo Gomes da Silva's attorney on Wednesday, the teen's mother, father and two younger siblings ...

MILFORD — Every time Ike Asiegbunam plays volleyball against Milford High, he looks for Marcelo Gomes da Silva. Before the Taunton boys advanced with a 24-26, 27-25, 25-15, 25-16 win in the ...

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, the Milford, Massachusetts high school student currently detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had a student visa, but it expired, his attorney said.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva had been held since last weekend when US Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents stopped him on his way to volleyball practice. (Produced by Jenna Perlman and Jackeline ...