Two police unions in Worcester are accusing City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj of District 5 of being aggressive and physically assaulting officers during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest on Eureka Street on May 8.

The video taken outside in a Worcester neighborhood is gaining national attention. It shows ice agents detaining 40-year-old Rosane Ferreira de Oliveira, a Brazilian national, last week.

A Worcester City Council meeting and a budget hearing scheduled for Tuesday will both be held over Zoom, the city manager said. The post Worcester moves City Council meeting to Zoom after weekend of protests against ICE,

Worcester city officials have decided to make Tuesday's City Council meeting virtual after grassroots political organizers announced plans to hold a rally at the meeting.

Worcester’s police union is calling for city officials to conduct an ethics investigation into District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj, accusing the local councilor of using her elected position to incite aggression towards police officers.

ICE agents arrested a mother in Worcester, MA, leading to a confrontation with dozens of residents, the arrest of two people, and a call from the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts for residents to remain alert and engaged.

The protesters plan to demand that the city council request the City Manager to draft a new policy that would prevent Worcester Police officers from becoming involved in ICE operations.

Two people were arrested by Worcester police on Eureka Street on May 8 in a situation involving agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Witnesses say the agents were at a local residence to detain a woman of Brazilian descent.