Federal judge denies ICE bid to move Milford student out of Massachusetts

ICE s bid to move an -year-old Milford High School participant from the Bay State to another location just a day before he s due to be in a Massachusetts immigration court has been blocked by a federal judge According to court filings lawyers for the regime questioned U S District Judge George O Toole if they could transfer Marcelo Gomes Da Silva out of Massachusetts a request which came after the judge had ordered the authorities not to attempt to move the high schooler without providing him at least -hours notice Though most of court filings in the event are sealed and their contents can only be gleaned online dockets show a motion for permission to transfer and a notice of transfer were filed with the court in the name of ICE s acting Field Office Director for Boston Patricia Hyde as well as acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and Department of Homeland Protection Secretary Kristi Noem A following document added to the docket according to its title denied the administration s motion to transfer him out of state but left room for an appeal of the ruling Lawyers for Gomes Da Silva approved to the Herald that the leadership s motion to move him had been denied on Wednesday His immigration attorney Robin Nice of the law firm McHaffey Nice explained her client will ask the immigration court to release him from ICE custody on bond during a hearing scheduled for Thursday at p m in Chelmsford According to Nice Gomes Da Silva lawfully entered the U S when he was just -years-old and has since developed deep roots in his locality He is advancing in his church a member of his high school s band and volleyball squad and is normally surrounded by friends teachers and mentors who care deeply about him Gomes Da Silva is presently in federal custody after he was arrested by ICE agents on Saturday following a traffic stop Lyons during a Monday press conference commented immigration personnel were looking for the Milford High trainee s father who they allege is subject to removal over past traffic violations and that they discovered Gomes Da Silva driving his dad s car and took him into custody These sorts of collateral arrests Lyons explained are a consequence of agents working in the field instead of the state s jails or police stations Agents out and about in a society Lyons revealed cannot completely ignore a person who they encounter who they suspect is subject to removal In an emotional video message shared with the Herald by Gomes Da Silva s attorneys his loved ones issued a plea to ICE saying they just want to see him brought home I love my son We need Marcelo back home It s no family without him We love America Please bring my son back his father Jo o Paulo Gomes Pereira declared in the video The Milford High junior his lawyers say has no criminal history and is no threat to the only place he s known as home They hope to convince the judge there is merely no need to keep him in custody His strong district ties consistent academic achievement and involvement in positive extracurricular and faith-based exercises underscore the fact that he poses no danger to the locality and is not a flight vulnerability We are hopeful the court will recognize this and grant his release on bond so Marcelo can return to his family and population Nice notified the Herald His arrest and continued detention she commented doesn t serve any constituents safety purpose The actions by ICE do not make the region safer they just sow fear among immigrants and their loved ones she declared ICE did not return a request for comment on the judge s denial of their motion to move Gomes Da Silva