Harvard Law Professor Arrested By ICE Following Pellet Gun Shooting Incident

Kevin R. Johnson

09 Dec 2025 — 1 min read

Above the Law reports on an immigration development at Harvard Law School: "Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, was arrested earlier this year following a shooting incident in front of Temple Beth Zion on Yom Kippur. He discharged a pellet gun and ultimately received probation for the matter. . . . The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly declared the incident an `anti-Semitic shooting,' withdrew his visa, and Gouvêa was arrested by [Immigration and Customes Enforcement (ICE)]. After which Gouvêa voluntarily left the country."

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