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.

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 scheduled City Council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the budget hearing at the Standing Committee on Finance at 5 p.m., both will be held virtually via Zoom.

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.

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.

President Trump's deportation push divided a family in Worcester and prompted a standoff between federal and local police officers and members of the community.

Federal authorities say the woman detained amid the chaotic ICE operation in Worcester had been previously arrested on charges that include assault and battery on a pregnant victim.

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.