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Fox News
3 days ago
- General
- Fox News
Massachusetts Governor demands answers after ICE arrests Milford High School student
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey took to social media Sunday evening to demand answers after ICE agents arrested a high school student heading to volleyball practice over the weekend. The student, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes, is a junior at Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts. In her post, Healey says she is "disturbed and outraged" and that she wants answers immediately explaining why the student was taken into immigration enforcement's custody. "I'm demanding that ICE provide immediate information about why he was arrested, where he is and how his due process is being protected," she s. In the post she blames the Trump admin for what she describes as an attempt to create fear. "The Trump Administration continues to create fear in our communities, and it's making us all less safe," her post states. In her statement, Healey claims that the student was detained on Saturday without any warning or subsequent explanation provided to state officials. "Yet again, local officials and law enforcement have been left in the dark with no heads up and no answers to their questions," she said. The community gathered to protest outside of Milford on Sunday. Hundreds demanded Gomes be set free and that ICE stop harassing members of their community. U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat who represents Milford in Congress, attended the protest and made note on X that Gomes was "enrolled in honors classes, a coaching assistant for girls volleyball [and] player for boys volleyball, and a member of the school band." "This administration has its public safety priorities backwards. It pardons cop-beaters from Jan. 6 but detains high-school volleyball players. It makes gun-purchaser background checks harder while pushing for tax breaks to buy silencers for pistols. This reckless behavior does not make the residents of Milford safer, and I stand with the community in support of law [and] order," he wrote. Milford School District Superintendent Kevin McIntyre says that Gomes' detention is one of many apprehensions to take place in the southern Massachusetts community. McIntyre says the district cannot take any role in immigration enforcement, but they will "support all of our students and families, including those who are immigrants to the United States." "They are members of the community, students in our classrooms, athletes that compete representing Milford, musicians, artists, friends, and neighbors. We will do everything in our power to support our students and families during these difficult times," he said in his statement. Sunday morning was Milford High School's graduation and Healey says a day of celebration has now been tarnished. "My heart goes out to the Milford community on what was supposed to be a celebratory graduation day," she said.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Massachusetts high schooler, 18, arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice leaves community reeling
A Massachusetts community has been left shocked and angry after a high schooler was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while on his way to volleyball practice. The unidentified 18-year-old, described by his coach as an 'exceptional citizen,' was detained by officers Saturday morning after being pulled over in a car with his teammates. The Milford High School junior never made it to practice as his coach Andrew Mainini said he received a text around 8.30am from a student who witnessed the athlete get arrested. Mainini said two other students who were inside the vehicle at the time were released by ICE officers because they were minors. The details surrounding his arrest remain unclear. 'I was sitting there thinking, "This can't be happening",' Manini told NBC Boston. 'I'm a person who watches a decent amount of news and it's one thing to see things happening in the world. It's another to have them directly impact the people you work with and care for on a daily basis.' The teen's coach isn't the only one who's been left confused and frustrated by his sudden arrest, as Governor Maura Healey expressed the same emotions, and even called out President Donald Trump about it. 'I'm demanding immediate answers from ICE about the arrest of a Milford High School student yesterday, where he is and how his due process is being protected,' she posted on X. 'The Trump Administration continues to create fear in our communities, and it's making us all less safe.' This is not the first time ICE officers have swooped into the town as Superintendent Kevin McIntrye said arrests have been ramping up in their area. 'An 18 year old Milford High School student was detained by ICE agents off campus this weekend. We have also had a number of parents who have been detained by ICE in recent weeks,' he said. 'We are all distraught by this news.' The teen's friend, who wished to remain anonymous, described the moment he watched him get arrested when three undercover vehicles stopped them that morning. 'An ICE officer had stepped out of his vehicle, walked over to us, and knocked on the window,' he told WRPI. 'And they asked him what his documentation was. I didn't see him run a red light or do anything illegal, we were just on our way.' Now, his friend is fearful of what this could mean for him, adding: 'I've known this to be a system that kicks out undocumented people for committing crimes, and now it's a system that will just kick you out based on your status.' Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino confirmed the arrest, but said his department was not involved in the operation. Meanwhile, McIntyre has promised to stand by the community and 'do everything in our power to support our students and families during these difficult times.' 'They are members of the community, students in our classrooms, athletes that compete representing Milford, musicians, artists, friends and neighbors,' he continued. A peaceful protest has been arranged for Sunday at Town Hall, NBC Boston reported. contacted ICE for comment but did not immediately hear back. This is just the latest in the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal migrants in the US. In early May, a college student was arrested and taken to an ICE detention center after she made an improper turn at a red light in Georgia. Ximena Arias-Cristobal has lived in the state since she was four, but due to local law enforcement's strict coordination with ICE, she was quickly transported to the Stewart Detention Center after making the illegal turn. The 19-year-old student was chained by her wrists and ankles as she was taken into the facility. After being pulled over, Arias-Cristobal told the police officer she had an international license - but not with her. Online records show that she was arrested for driving without a valid license and failure to obey traffic control devices. A couple weeks after her arrest, the Mexican-born student was granted a $1,500 bond during an immigration hearing - the lowest amount permitted by law, ABC News reported. The government did not wish to appeal,' Dustin Baxter, Arias-Cristobal's attorney, said in a statement, as reported by the outlet. 'The family will pay the bond ASAP and Ximena will be home with her family tomorrow afternoon at the latest,' he added. However, the Department of Homeland Security has stated that it remains committed to ordering the teenager to 'self-deport' back to Mexico, citing the absence of any pending applications with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 'Both father and daughter were in this country illegally and they have to face the consequences,' DHS said in a statement to X. Two weeks before the teen's arrest, her father, Jose Francisco Arias-Tovar, was detained by ICE agents after being stopped by police for speeding and driving without a license. He was released from custody on bond.
Arabian Business
28-05-2025
- General
- Arabian Business
private school
According to the new unified contract regulations, students who have failed to pay their fees will not be prevented from attending classes, as this is a basic right
CNA
28-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- CNA
Students in Thailand begin new school year with eased uniform, hairstyle rules
Students in Thailand are starting the second week of the new school year, and they are finally getting what some feel are long overdue changes. Earlier this year, a court ruled that mandating how students should wear their hair violated individual rights and is out of touch with today's society. A new Education Ministry directive also exempts students from having to wear Scout uniforms about once a week, in order to relieve parents of the financial burden. Saksith Saiyasombut reports from Bangkok.
CTV News
27-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Student sues University of Manitoba following dorm room sexual assault
The Arthur V. Mauro Residence at the University of Manitoba is seen on Oct. 25, 2024. A student is suing the university after she was assaulted in a dorm last year. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg) A female student who was allegedly sexually assaulted in a dorm last year is suing the University of Manitoba for damages and costs, according to a statement of claim filed in the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba. In October 2024, Garry Junior Edwards, 46, allegedly entered a dorm within the Arthur V. Mauro Student Residence building on campus and attacked a woman who managed to fight him off, per a news release from the Winnipeg Police Service. Edwards, who has a 'history of violent sexual offending' according to the province's justice department, was apprehended the following day and charged with several offences, which included sexual assault and overcoming resistance by attempting to choke, suffocate, or strangle another person. The charges have not been proven in court. Winnipeg Police Service suspect The Winnipeg Police Service released these images in October 2024 following an assault within a student residence building at the University of Manitoba. Garry Junior Edwards was later arrested, according to police. (Supplied: Winnipeg Police Service) Allegations laid out in the claim include that the university was 'negligent' and '(failed) to supervise the premises to prevent access by the perpetrator,' adding that the university '(failed) to adequately counsel and assist' the student after learning of the incident. The statement of claim says that the university 'was at all material times responsible for ensuring the safety and security of its students, including providing safe accommodations' within the student residence building, citing the Occupiers Liability Act and other statutes. The court filing states that the woman has since suffered withdrawal from university, permanent disability, loss of opportunity to earn income, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, loss of enjoyment of life, nightmares and other damages. The woman has been required to undergo medical treatment and counselling, according to the statement of claim. She is also seeking past and future costs for health care services pursuant to The Health Services Insurance Act. No dollar figure sought by the student has been laid out in the statement of claim which was filed on May 16, 2025. None of the allegations in the claim have been tested in court. 'Student safety is a top priority,' says university The University of Manitoba administration, who told CTV News that they will respond to the statement of claim in due course, said that 'student safety is a top priority.' The university states that several additional safety measures have been added on campus, including adding additional security presence in each student residence lobby in response to the incident. CTV News has reached out to the lawyer located in Vancouver who is representing the student for comment but has not heard back.
