Federal officials have arrested Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, following an incident in which he fired a pellet gun near a synagogue in Brookline, Massachusetts. While local police and synagogue leaders stated they did not believe antisemitism was a factor, federal authorities maintained their belief that the act was antisemitic and revoked his visa. Gouvea, who said he was hunting rats and accepted a plea deal for illegally discharging the pellet gun, agreed to leave the United States voluntarily rather than face deportation. The arrest comes amid increased scrutiny of university campuses regarding responses to antisemitism, though local officials and community leaders emphasized that this particular event did not appear to be motivated by bias.