After an 18-year-old was detained by federal agents on his way to volleyball practice in Milford on Saturday, ICE officials defended their decision — despite the teen not being the intended target.

ICE targeted the father with intelligence provided from local law enforcement, according to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. However, since Da Silva was in the country illegally and was driving his father's car, he was detained, according to officials.

A Milford High School student who was detained by federal agents over the weekend was not the intended target of the ICE operation, authorities announced Monday.Friends and family say Marcelo Gomes, 18,