Worcester moves City Council meeting to Zoom
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A protest was held in Worcester, demanding ICE "stop taking mothers" after immigration officials detained a woman last week.
A rally will be held at 2 p.m. on May 11 on Worcester Common to protest the immigration raid by federal agents and subsequent arrests by Worcester Police on Eureka Street. The "emergency protest" is being put on by the recently formed nonprofit organization Mass 50501.
Worcester's city council meeting will be remote due to "threats of violence" made to elected officials and city staff in the wake of a woman's arrest by ICE agents last week, the mayor said.
A Massachusetts police union is calling for charges against a City Councilmember who allegedly assaulted local and federal officers — and incited a caught-on-video chaotic protest of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of an accused violent criminal.
Tensions rose in Worcester as ICE agents tried arresting a mother, sparking community outrage and a chaotic scene involving police.
Worcester Police responded to a chaotic situation involving a crowd and federal agents, leading to multiple arrests.