**ICE Arrest of Milford High School Student Sparks Protests**

An 18-year-old high school student’s arrest by immigration agents ignited significant protests on Sunday in Milford, a Boston suburb. Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was detained while on his way to volleyball practice, had entered the United States on a student visa. Although his visa status had expired, he is eligible for and plans to apply for asylum.

Despite this, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) defended the arrest on Monday. Todd Lyons stated that Gomes was "in this country illegally and we're not going to walk away from anybody." The arrest took place on Saturday in Milford, Massachusetts, where Gomes resides. Lyons, along with Patricia Hyde, who manages the agency's enforcement and removal operations in Boston, confirmed that Gomes was not the original target of their investigation. They were instead looking for his father, who remains at large.

The situation intensified when Gomes was stopped and arrested while driving his father's vehicle. Lyons emphasized ICE’s firm stance, saying, "When authorities encounter someone in the country illegally, we will take action on that." He asserted that ICE is committed to enforcing all immigration laws.

The arrest has drawn sharp criticism from Massachusetts' Democratic governor, Maura Healey, who described herself as "disturbed and outraged" by the incident. In response to Gomes’s detention, hundreds of people gathered in Milford on Sunday to protest.

In a significant legal twist, a federal judge issued an emergency order on Sunday to prevent authorities from moving Gomes out of Massachusetts for at least 72 hours. This order came following a lawsuit filed on Gomes's behalf, which argued that his detention was unlawful.