Mass. ICE arrest disrupted by unruly crowd including woman trying to block cop car while holding newborn
A tense video emerged of a Massachusetts ICE arrest being disrupted by a crowd of about 25 people in what police are calling a “chaotic incident.” Footage captured Thursday in Worcester shows a group of residents chanting “don’t take the mother!” and “no warrant!” after a woman was led into an SUV by uniformed ICE and U.S.Customs and Border Protection agents.Before the vehicle can pull away, other women are seen placing their hands on the front hood of an SUV and screaming in protest. At one point, a CBP agent and a bystander start shoving each other as he tried to move her away from the SUV.The vehicle eventually leaves the area after the Worcester Police Department arrived and declared an unlawful assembly, threatening arrest. “I am disturbed to hear about today’s events involving ICE.
As someone who prides themselves on leading a welcoming city, I am devastated to hear about the separation of a family, especially with Mother’s Day around the corner,” Joseph Petty, the city’s Democratic mayor, wrote on X. “The fear of ICE tearing a family apart is the worst nightmare of so many in our city.I have asked the City Manager for a full report of the incident.
We were not notified by ICE about the detainment.Simply put, we cannot have this happen in our community,” he added. U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The Worcester Police Department said it responded to the area of Eureka Street around 11:13 a.m.“for a report of a federal agent who was surrounded by a large group of about twenty-five people.” “We also received a call from someone saying that ICE officers were on scene and refusing to show a warrant to the crowd. Worcester Police officers responded to preserve the peace and prevent anyone from being injured,” the department said. However, when officers arrived, “they observed a chaotic scene with several federal...