A protest was held in Worcester, demanding ICE "stop taking mothers" after immigration officials detained a woman​ last week.

Worcester City Hall is closing to the public this afternoon and holding its meetings virtually over safety concerns.

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.

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.

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.