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FILE - The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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

A visiting Harvard Law professor from Brazil left the United States after federal officials revoked his visa over an October BB-gun incident near a Brookline synagogue during Yom Kippur. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Carlos Portugal GouvĂŞa on Wednesday, and he agreed to depart voluntarily, the Department of Homeland Security said. DHS officials called the shooting antisemitic, though Temple Beth Zion said days after the incident it did not appear motivated by antisemitism, citing police statements that GouvĂŞa said he was shooting at rats. Most charges were dismissed; he faces six months of pre-trial probation on a BB-gun count.

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