A routine after-school stop for a snack turned into a traumatic encounter on Friday when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer reportedly tackled 16-year-old Gustavo Enrique De Oliveira in Milford, threatened to shoot him, and briefly detained him.

According to his lawyers, the Milford High School student, who has no criminal history, was held for about an hour and ordered to report to ICE’s Burlington office this week. ICE released him after he checked in on Monday.

Lawyers from the Mabel Center, which is providing the family with pro bono legal support, say the unexpected detention has caused “fear” and “anxiety” for the family, who are awaiting a decision on their asylum case and were facing additional scrutiny from ICE on Tuesday.

“It was heart-wrenching to speak with (

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