PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A local teen has gone viral after an emotional appearance at a Hillsboro City Council meeting, in which he called on the local government to take action after a string of immigration detentions.

Sixteen-year-old Manny Chavez told KOIN 6 News he wasn't planning on speaking at the Tuesday meeting. Initially, he went to support two of his friends from his soccer team whose relatives had been detained by ICE agents.

But after hearing their testimony, he felt compelled to speak.

What followed was Chavez pleading with the city councilors to support his community.

He says his mom has her own small business and pays taxes, but he fears for his entire family.

"I'm scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house. Because I might not be able to say go

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