Justice in the US releases 18 -year -old Brazilian arrested for ‘mistake’

On Tuesday, she appealed for the Brazilian student to be released by the migratory authorities known by Siga Ice. “I am asking that Ice to do the right thing. Free Marcelo,” he said.

The Brazilian was arrested when he was going to a volleyball training. The next day, its graduation in the city of Milford became an act of community protest against Trump’s immigration policies. The case generated the revolt of the local population and attracted the attention of politicians across the country.

At a press conference on Monday, federal authorities admitted that the operation’s goal was to arrest the boy’s father, but as Marcelo was driving the car registered on behalf of the parent, he was detained. Revelation further increased the indignation of the community and activists.

An injunction was presented to prevent the young man from being deported, and was attended by the court. At Marcelo’s school, the students abandoned classes on Monday in protest.

In a video released on Tuesday, the governor insisted that the Brazilian is an exemplary student. “He is a volleyball player, a member of the school band and has lived in the city since he was five years old,” he said. “He was taken before his friends,” he said. “He was placed in prison without a notification and without explanation,” the governor insisted.