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.

WORCESTER ― City Hall will be closed to the public at 5 p.m. on May 13 due to safety concerns, the city has announced. The City Council meeting and the budget hearing at the Standing Committee on Finance will be held virtually via Zoom.

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.

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.

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.

Challengers vying for the at-large seats will be Bernard P. Iandoli, Cayden Davis, Charles E. Luster, Edson Montero, Gary Rosen, Jermoh Kamara, Jessica R. Pepple, Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh and Satya B. Mitra.