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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sarah Brumfield and Leah Willingham

Visiting Harvard instructor leaves US after BB-gun incident DHS labeled antisemitic

Harvard Professor Arrested - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A visiting Harvard Law professor from Brazil whose visa was revoked after he was charged with firing a BB gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur has left the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced and his lawyer confirmed on Thursday.

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Carlos Portugal Gouvêa on Wednesday, officials said he agreed to depart the United States voluntarily instead of being deported. He arrived in Brazil on Thursday, according to a statement from his attorney, Joseph D. Eisenstadt.

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