Crowds wearing white packed the stands of Milford High School to support an 18-year-old volleyball player detained by federal immigration authorities on Tuesday, June 3, 2024 in Milford, Mass. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP) The Associated Press

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high school student arrested on his way to volleyball practice last weekend was scheduled to appear before an immigration judge Thursday.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday. Authorities have said the agents were looking for the Milford High School teenager’s father, who owns the car Gomes da Silva was driving at the time and had parked in a friend’s driveway.

The teen faced a hearing i

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