BOSTON — Crowds wearing white packed the stands of a Massachusetts high school gymnasium Tuesday to support an 18-year-old volleyball player detained by federal immigration authorities.

“Our game on June 3rd will be played in honor of Marcelo. We will continue to pray and fight for our brother,” the Milford High School boys volleyball team said in an Instagram post, hours before the game.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a junior born in Brazil, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday on his way to volleyball practice. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said Monday that agents were looking for the teenager’s father, who owns the car Gomes da Silva was driving at the time.

“Like any local law enforcement officer, if you encounter someone that has a warrant or … he’s here i

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