Members of the community joined students from Milford High School in Massachusetts Sunday in demanding answers after a junior was detained by ICE on his way to volleyball practice on Saturday.

Friends, family and community members rallied in support of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old student.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva Gomes da Silva family photo

"He was on his way to volleyball practice and separating him from his family, he's been here for 13 years, this is all he knows. Milford and Massachusetts is all he knows," said Ana Julia Araujo, Gomes da Silva's cousin. "It's kind of heartbreaking and Marcelo is such a kind person and he's the last person that this should be happening to, I guess. His siblings are so young and they're asking questions like whether they're ever going to se

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