After Weeks in ICE Detention, Concord Father Returns Home to Emotional Reunion
Fernando “Brasil” Luiz Da Silva Rodrigues, detained for weeks after a traffic stop in Alabama, returned home to Concord last week after his family fought for his release.

Rebecca Rodrigues could barely breathe last Thursday morning.
As she taught her class at Concord Academy, her attention kept drifting to one question: when would the month-long nightmare finally end?
Then her phone rang.


