Teen's Asylum Fight After Immigration Arrest

0:00This is Corey, here with your quick two-minute update from Sydney News today. Marcelo Gomez de Silva, an 18-year-old high school student from Brazil living in the U.S. since he was six, got pulled over by immigration agents. Last year while driving friends to volleyball practice in a small Massachusetts town, his student Visa had lapsed, but he had no criminal record and plans to apply for asylum. Agents handcuffed him on the spot and took him to a detention center, even though he was not their main target. This incident highlights a broader immigration crackdown under the Trump administration, where nearly 70,000 people are now held in ice. Facilities without routine bond hearings. Lawyers say the government reinterpreted laws to keep detainees locked up longer, forcing them to use emergency habeas corpus petitions to challenge, indefinite hold. Marcelo's school community rallied hard for his release, with classmates marching to town hall and graduation robes on his big day. Inside detention, he leaned on faith and kindness from fellow detainees, including a bracelet

1:02made from emergency foil as a parting gift from one man. Lawyers are filing more habeas rits than ever, up to five a day in some offices, to demand due process. Judges have ruled over 4,400 times since October that iced detained people unlawfully, with some courts threatening contempt for, noncompliance. Next days after his arrest, Marcelo was freed, but his asylum case is still pending. He's now working with members of Congress on protections against such sweeps, and even attended the State of the Union as a guest before leaving early, for safety amid online threats from DHS. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in sound, built in comfort, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com