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.

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.

The union's statement called for the city to launch an ethics investigation into Haxhiaj's conduct and urged federal officials to take action against her.

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,

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.

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.

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.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement on the evening of May 9 identifying the woman arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Eureka Street in Worcester on May 8.

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.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Two people, a juvenile and a School Committee candidate, were arrested on Thursday after chaos erupted on a Worcester street when federal agents detained a Brazilian woman. Community leaders are now calling for transparency and answers after the dramatic scene, which was caught on cell phone video.