Photos: Supporters celebrated Milford teen's release from ICE custody
A Milford High School student's hand is painted with Marcelo Gomes Da Silva's number during their Division 1 second-round playoff game against Taunton on Tuesday.
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Milford volleyball players stand for the national anthem before the start of their Division 1 second-round playoff game against Taunton.
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Milford's Paullo Mota prays against the volleyball net at the conclusion of their Division 1 second-round playoff game against Taunton on Tuesday.
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A Milford High School student holds a cutout of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva during their Division 1 second-round playoff game against Taunton on Tuesday.
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Marcelo Gomes Da Silva's mother poses for a photo in her son's bedroom in Milford.
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Students weep outside Milford High School after walking out of school to protest the detention of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva on Monday.
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Students embrace outside of Milford High School after walking out of school to protest the detention of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva on Monday.
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People hold American flags as they protested outside of the Town Hall in Milford.
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Milford High School graduates protest outside the Town Hall a day after Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, 18, was detained by ICE on his way to volleyball practice.
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A graduate holds his cap which reads, 'No Human Is Illegal' during a protest outside Town Hall.
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A tear runs down the cheek of an 11-year-old cousin of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva as he and other community members protested outside the Milford Town Hall.
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Family members of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was detained by ICE on his way to volleyball practice, break down in tears during a protest held for Marcelo outside of Town Hall in Milford on Sunday.
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Graduates embrace as they protest outside the Town Hall a day after Marcelo Gomes Da Silva was detained by ICE.
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