A Milford student athlete arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend said the first thing he wanted to do when he got home after his release Thursday was hug his dog.

Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was arrested while driving to volleyball practice on Saturday, was released from an ICE facility in Burlington after a judge ordered he be granted bond . He said during the six days he had spent in custody, he had faced poor conditions, had no access to showers and sometimes had been given only crackers for a meal.

“It’s not a good spot to be. Nobody should be in here,” Gomes Da Silva said, speaking to reporters outside of the Burlington facility after his release Thursday afternoon.

The 18-year-old said he had picked up a teammate on the way to volleyball practice

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