Community holds rally after Chelsea public schools student detained by ICE

A -year-old Chelsea citizens school trainee was detained by ICE on Friday and transferred to a holding facility in Plymouth his family says Belizario A Benito Vazquez had appeared before an immigration judge in May as part of his regular monthly visits and appeared to be moving to the next stage of the process when he received a request from ICE to appear at their offices on Friday morning He was detained at that time A family spokesman says Belizario has no criminal record and is attending school regularly The Vazquez Family says they are seeking asylum in the U S from Guatemala due to an abusive family situation and threats from Guatemalan gangs His mom Marta and his older brother Alexander immigrated to the U S five years ago both have clean records possess work permits and have been compliant with the asylum process His mother Marta spoke at a United We Stand Rally at Chelsea City Hall Her announcement was translated Please release my son let him continue his asylum process and his learning please don t send him back to an abusive home and the violence he fled in Guatemala I fear that sending him back would be a death sentence ICE did not this instant respond to a request for comment This is a emerging news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details