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A Worcester District Court judge has set the trial date for a woman in connection with a domestic case, days after the same woman was detained by ICE agents.
The Department of Homeland Security alleged that Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj “pulled a political stunt and incited chaos."
A protest was held in Worcester, demanding ICE "stop taking mothers" after immigration officials detained a woman last week.
The mayor of Worcester said he now wants a written policy for police interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after the detainment of a Brazilian woman sparked public outrage.
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.
A 12-year-old boy was left behind on a street after an immigration raid in Waltham, Massachusetts. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were seen on camera leaving the boy by himself on a sidewalk after arresting the person he was with on Felton Street on Sunday,
Police said officers were there to deescalate the situation, but bystanders said they couldn’t tell whether cops were protecting the public or the agents.
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.