A Harvard visiting law professor arrested for firing a pellet gun outside a Brookline, Massachusetts, synagogue on Yom Kippur has agreed to leave the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced.

Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a Brazilian citizen, was suspended by Harvard after his Oct. 1 arrest outside Temple Beth Zion, an �independent, inclusive� congregation. He claimed he was hunting rats and did not know he was near a synagogue, but authorities charged him with illegal use of an air rifle. Other charges � including disorderly conduct and vandalism � were dropped in a November plea deal.

He later told authorities he had been �hunting rats,� according to a police account cited by local outlets.

After being re-arrested by ICE on Wednesday, Gouvea �agreed to leave the country rather than be deported,� DHS said.

�It is a privilege to work and study in the United States, not a right,� said Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs. �There is no room for brazen, violent acts of antisemitism like this.�

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem �has made it clear that anyone who thinks they can come to America and commit anti-American and antisemitic violence and terrorism should think again,� McLaughlin added. �You are not welcome here.�

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