Government pushing to transfer detained Milford High School student to facility in Rhode Island

The governing body is pushing to transfer the Milford High School aspirant detained by ICE to Rhode Island according to new legal filings Marcelo Gomes was taken into custody over the weekend on his way to volleyball practice His parents and brothers are begging for his release ICE wants to move Gomes to a detention facility in Central Falls R I ahead of his immigration hearing His lawyers argue he shouldn t be moved filing paperwork with the federal judge handling his situation in Boston Gomes is being held because his apprentice visa of years had lapsed The Milford teenager has been held since then in the holding room of ICE s Burlington field office However ICE says it isn t a long-term housing facility The Burlington Field Office-Boston Hold room does not contain a great number of of the facilities needed to house and care for individuals for any extended period of detention and does not contain clinical facilities or attorney-client meeting space ICE reported the judge Gomes lawyers say the move could complicate or delay his immigration hearing scheduled for Thursday in Chelmsford They also argue a move might be bad for Gomes soundness writing Mr Gomes Da Silva is ill Rather than providing additional encouragement for a move however Mr Gomes Da Silva s physical condition suggests that a move at this time would be unwise The move and the attendant intake process would cause him further discomfort In a newly disclosed video message Gomes family revealed their home feels empty without him Please bring my son back his mother stated I miss my son inside my home I miss hugging my son ICE says agents were looking for Gomes father who they say is a -year-old undocumented immigrant with a history of reckless driving I love my son We need Marcelo back home It s not a family without him his father declared in the video A family spokesperson says Gomes is struggling in ICE custody Burlington doesn t have enough beds so he s sleeping on the floor He s eating crackers mentioned Coleen Greco On Tuesday the Milford High School gym buzzed with supporters in Free Marcelo t-shirts as a volleyball match was dedicated to Gomes This is a evolving news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details