Immigration attorney explains citizenship challenges amid teen’s ICE detention

As students and community members rally behind Marcelo Gomes, the 18-year-old Milford High School student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), questions are growing about why a teenager who’s lived in the U.S. for most of his life never gained legal status. NBC 10 spoke with Immigration Attorney Saikon Gbehan Isijola, who says cases like Marcelo’s are not uncommon—and often not preventable. “If you're not properly documented, you are at risk of being detained and deported and entered into removal proceedings,” Isijola said. #rhodeisland #massachusetts #news #nbc10 https://turnto10.com/news/local/immig... ----- NBC 10 WJAR is Southern New England's leading news station, covering news, politics, sports and weather in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut, including Providence, Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Warwick, Woonsocket, Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton and Cape Cod, and surrounding communities. Our homepage is https://turnto10.com Like us on Facebook at   / nbc10   Follow us on X at https://x.com/nbc10 Follow us on Instagram at   / nbc10wjar   Follow us on Threads at https://www.threads.net/@nbc10wjar Follow us on TikTok at   / nbc10wjar   Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/nbc10wjar.bs... Download the NBC 10 News app for iOS at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc-10-... Download the NBC 10 News app for Android at https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Report news to NBC 10 at 401-455-9105 or email [email protected] Share your images and video with NBC 10 at https://turnto10.com/chimein