MILFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - Milford police released new surveillance footage of what appears to be federal agents conducting a traffic stop on Main Street in Milford on Friday afternoon in which they stop a white car and speak with someone for several minutes as a crowd gathered nearby.
Video obtained by 7NEWS shows a federal agent handcuff Gustavo Reis-Oliveira, 16, as he tries to run away.
Reis-Oliveira’s immigration attorney said the teenager went to get a snack at a bakery when he saw someone he knew and stopped to talk. That’s when she said several ICE agent’s cars moved toward him, so he started to run.
“He was afraid, and at that time they told him they would shoot him if he didn’t stop and they immediately handcuffed him and put him in the back of an ICE vehicle and he was there approximately an hour,” said Jill Seeber, Reis-Oliveira’s attorney.
During that time, a white car believed to be involved with Reis-Oliveira was also stopped in front of the Milford police department.
Traffic cameras captured ICE agents using SUV’s to corner the white car, while people in the area gathered around to see what was going on.
“My officers went over and just made sure they were safe and no one was interfering with their investigation and tried to clear traffic as quickly as we could,” said Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino.
Reis-Oliveira was eventually let go and told to report to an ICE detention center in Burlington Monday morning.
Seeber said the 16-year-old’s parents are seeking asylum and are legally entitled to stay in the United States until the process is completed.
Seeber believes the federal agents are using the teenager to try and get to his parents, who officials say also must report to an immigration facility Tuesday.
“I think the fear is given the broad interpretation that ICE has taken lately of who must be detained and who doesn’t, I think the concern is ICE will try to detain them until their case is complete,” said Seeber.
This is not the first time a Milford teen has been taken into ICE custody; in May, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva made national headlines when he was arrested on his way to volleyball practice.
ICE agents said they were looking for his father, calling him a public safety threat, and said he has a history as a reckless driver.
ICE said they detained da Silva when they discovered his visa had expired; da Silva said he didn’t know his immigration status when he was detained.
He was held for six days before being released.
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