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13-06-2025
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ICE moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
The Brazilian mother arrested last month on Eureka Street in Worcester by federal immigration officials is now in a New Hampshire corrections facility, according to her attorney. Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira, a 40-year-old mother of three who was apprehended and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on May 8, was moved from the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to New Hampshire, attorney Paul Toland told MassLive on Thursday. A search for Ferreira-De Oliveira's name on ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS) confirms she is currently detained at the Strafford County Corrections facility in Dover, New Hampshire. The transfer took place on Tuesday and ICE did not provide a notice or a reason for the change in location, according to Toland. ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday. Federal immigration officials claim Ferreira-De Oliveira entered the country illegally in August 2022, which led to ICE taking her into custody. Toland, however, maintains the mother of three was paroled and allowed into the country by ICE as she pursued asylum. Ferreira-De Oliveira's asylum case will be presented before a judge during an individual hearing scheduled for Sept. 23, according to Toland. While Ferreira-De Oliveira was previously detained at the Wyatt Detention Center, Toland claimed she was moved to different cells in the facility and did not receive pain medication for her shoulder, which, he claimed, was injured by ICE agents when they detained her. 'Wyatt Detention is a very depressing detention center,' Toland said. 'With barbed wire everywhere. She's not even getting pain medication in there for her pain.' A previous statement from a senior Department of Homeland Security official disputes Toland's accusations. 'ICE has provided Ferreira with prompt medical care and services, and she has not filed any grievances or complaints regarding delayed medical care,' the senior official wrote May 23. 'ICE takes its commitment to promoting safe, secure, humane environments for those in our custody very seriously. On the morning of May 8, Eureka Street in Worcester erupted into mayhem as ICE agents apprehended and arrested Ferreira-De Oliveira. The 40-year-old woman was arrested in front of two of her children — a 17-year-old girl and 21-year-old Augusta Clara Moura, who was holding her 3-month-old son in her arms at the time. Read more: Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after ICE 'violated his rights,' attorney says More than 30 people approached the agents on the street and shouted at them, demanding they show a warrant for the arrest. After 11 a.m., members of the Worcester Police Department arrived on Eureka Street following 911 calls that were made by ICE agents requesting police assistance and other calls from people at the scene. Body camera footage worn by Worcester Officer Patrick Hanlon, released by the Worcester Police Department on May 16, recorded the ICE agents as they arrested Ferreira-De Oliveira. In the footage, Worcester District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj can be seen walking toward the officers and Ferreira-De Oliveira. The footage shows her grabbing Ferreira-De Oliveira's arm and pleading with the agents not to take the woman. Two of the ICE agents flung the councilor off Ferreira-De Oliveira. As the agents moved to a gold Ford SUV, Haxhiaj reached out for Ferreira-De Oliveira. Hanlon grabbed her hands to pull her back and told her to stop. 'I cannot stop!' Haxhiaj yelled at the officer. Clara Moura, who can be seen being held back by disqualified School Committee candidate Ashley Spring, reached out to the vehicle and said no multiple times. Hanlon responded by saying ICE would explain. Haxhiaj and Spring yelled that the agents wouldn't explain, with Spring telling Hanlon that ICE didn't 'not have a judicial warrant.' At around 2 minutes and 25 seconds into the footage, an ICE officer said, 'We do not need a judicial warrant for this arrest.' Body camera footage worn by Officer Juan Vallejo showed Ferreira-De Oliveira's teenage daughter running up to the side of the SUV's front passenger door. Police later claimed she tried to kick the door, but it is difficult to confirm this due to the shaky footage and the large police presence. Vallejo and other officers surrounded the girl and moved her to the ground on the street. During the arrest, an officer yelled, 'You're under arrest for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.' The daughter was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment of a child, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to police. Following her arrest, she was released from custody to be with family friends along with Clara Moura, the baby and another daughter of Ferreira-De Oliveira, who is a minor. On May 16, Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier announced the department requested a court to dismiss the case against the daughter. Saucier said in a statement that 'it is important to emphasize that assaulting or interfering with law enforcement officers as they carry out their duties is never acceptable.' Ashley Spring was also arrested on Eureka Street after they sprayed water in an officer's face. The Worcester Police Department wrote in a report that officers saw Spring directly pointing and spraying an 'unknown liquid in a bottle at officers'—even though Spring and an officer both say on video that the liquid was water. Spring was charged on May 9 with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon — the 'unknown liquid' — along with charges of assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and interfering with police officers. Lt. Sean Murtha previously told MassLive that he was not aware of the department dropping any of Spring's charges. On June 4, District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj was charged with two crimes for her actions on Eureka Street. The councilor was charged with a misdemeanor count of assault and battery on a police officer and a common law violation of interfering with a police officer, records show. The criminal complaint filings accuse Haxhiaj of pushing an officer in the chest and pulling the officer's arm as they were making an arrest. Haxhiaj responded to the charges on BlueSky, calling the prosecution frustrating and defending her actions. 'I am a mother, an immigrant and elected leader who attempted, along with other Worcester residents, to protect a traumatized young person, two mothers and an infant,' Haxhiaj said. 'I did the humane thing to do in this situation, nothing more, nothing less.' On May 16, eight days after the arrest, City Manager Eric D. Batista's administration released body camera footage of officers who were at Eureka Street. The City Manager also announced an executive order on how the Worcester Police Department responds to federal arrests. 'Enforcement of immigration laws is within the jurisdiction of the federal government, not the municipality and as such, municipal resources shall not be used toward that end,' according to a city statement.'The municipality and the WPD are committed to promoting safety in the community regardless of immigration status.' Protests against ICE and the Worcester Police Department have taken place in the wake of the arrest on Eureka Street. On May 13, a protest took place outside of City Hall, which was locked from the inside. Protesters accused the Worcester Police Department of assisting with ICE and demanded that federal immigration officials leave Worcester. Members of the crowd originally planned to speak out against ICE and the Worcester Police Department during the May 13 city council meeting at City Hall but the meeting was changed from an in-person format to a virtual format the day before. Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty said city officials received 'threats of violence" and that the move to a virtual format was done to ensure people's safety. Nevertheless, people still attended the virtual meeting—lashing out against the council, the Worcester Police Department and Batista's administration. 'There are two explanations for this,' said Marcus Palumbo of Clark University at the meeting. 'Either you, the council, have completely lost control over the police department, or you are actively complicit in their actions.' On June 10, an in-person city council meeting was shut down by anti-ICE protesters. During the meeting's public comment period, the protesters marched into the city council chambers—holding up signs and chanting 'ICE out of Worcester now." Read more: Shadow of ICE arrest hangs over Worcester 'State of the City' speech A person was arrested in connection with the canceled meeting, City Manager Eric Batista announced Wednesday night. 'The municipality has a longstanding policy regarding the use of City Hall, which precludes protests, rallies, and demonstrations from taking place inside the building," Batista said in a statement. 'While this policy has not previously been widely distributed, we are making it publicly available and notifying the public that it will be strictly enforced. Any person found in non-compliance with the policy is subject to ejection and subject to arrest or other violations.' Even though he shares the public's frustrations about 'what is happening at the national level ... we cannot allow that to divide us,' Batista said in his statement. 'Instead, we must find real ways to collectively support one another and those impacted while continuing to focus on the core services that municipal government is responsible for.' None of the items on the city council's meeting agenda for that night were discussed. 'Unfortunately, we were unable to do the people's business tonight — we had over 40 items on the agenda, and there were people in the audience who wished to speak on items that were important to them, but could not,' Mayor Joseph Petty said in a previous statement. 3 Mass. men indicted in connection with Worcester mother, son's shooting deaths 'No Kings' protests: What to know about Saturday's Mass., nationwide demonstrations 1 person arrested during Worcester council meeting halted by anti-ICE protesters Read the original article on MassLive.
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16-05-2025
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Worcester to release body camera footage of police response to ICE arrest
The 'first phase' of body camera footage taken by Worcester police responding to a crowd that surrounded federal agents detaining a Brazilian woman on May 8 will be released on Friday, Worcester City Manager Eric Batista said. Batista made the announcement during an interview on 'The Talk of the Commonwealth' radio show. 'We are releasing the first phase of body camera footage,' Batista said on the show, shared in a post on X. 'Nothing is redacted in those videos [besides the faces of the minors]' He added that recordings of the 911 calls will also be released. Worcester city spokesperson Tom Matthews and Worcester Police spokesperson Lt. Sean Murtha also confirmed that this information would be released Friday afternoon. Late in the morning of May 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira, 40, of Brazil. The day before, ICE agents stopped a car carrying her 21-year-old daughter, Augusta Clara Moura, 21, and her partner, Samarone Alves Ferreira-De Souza, while driving to work. The two have a 3-month-old son. 'His only 'mistake' was honking at a car that had cut him off,' Clara Moura wrote in the description of a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised more than $5,700 as of Friday. 'That vehicle turned out to be an undercover ICE car, and agents decided to arrest him.' Ferreira-De Souza is currently being held at the Pine Prairie Correctional Facility in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). The following day, ICE agents came to Clara Moura's home and told her to sign immigration papers and 'demanding I return my partner's car,' she wrote. Clara Moura, her baby and her 17-year-old sister left the house in a car and ICE agents stopped them and told her she was under arrest. 'Since I was with my baby, I called my mother to come take my son,' Clara Moura wrote. ICE agents detained Ferreira-De Oliveira and put her inside a car before Clara Moura's 17-year-old sister approached the car. After 11 a.m., a crowd formed and ICE agents called Worcester police to the scene. Clara Moura's sister, carrying Clara Moura's baby, stood in front of the car and tried to stop it, police said in a previous statement. She handed the baby to another woman before she ran up to the car and kicked the passenger side door as it drove away. Officers pushed her to the ground and arrested her for reckless endangerment of a child, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Additionally, Worcester School Committee candidate Ashley Spring was also arrested in connection with the incident. Spring was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, disorderly conduct and interfering with police officers. Spring was released on her own personal recognizance and is scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial hearing on June 23. Andrew George Lattarulo, Clara Moura's lawyer, told MassLive on Thursday that ICE threatened to arrest Clara Moura and her 17-year-old sister, an account that matches exclusive reporting from Rolling Stone Magazine, which reported that Clara Moura and her sister were used as 'bait' for ICE to arrest their mother. Clara Moura's sister has since been released from custody and is now with family friends, along with Clara Moura, Clara Moura's baby and another sister who is also a child. Ferreira-De Oliveira, who comes from Brazil, is currently being detained at the Wyatt Detention Center, in Central Falls, R.I., according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). The incident has stirred tensions in the city, with protesters standing outside City Hall on three occasions since the day of Ferreira-De Oliveira's arrest. Ahead of a planned protest outside City Hall on Tuesday, the night of a city council meeting, officials announced that the meeting would be held remotely. On the morning of the meeting, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty said the decision to go remote was out of precaution as elected officials and city employees 'received threats of violence' and 'faced threatening calls and emails.' ICE must show more integrity in deportation arrests (The Republican Editorials) Boston Puerto Rican restaurant opens second location in Worcester Worcester taxi driver attacked after requesting cab fare, police say Read the original article on MassLive.
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15-05-2025
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'Living in fear': Daughter of woman taken by ICE in Worcester sets up GoFundMe to support family
The daughter of a woman who was detained by federal agents in Worcester last week, which has led to protests and tensions in the city, created a GoFundMe campaign to support her and her family. Augusta Clara Moura, 21, who set up the fundraiser, explained what happened leading up to the incident on Eureka Street on May 8. That day, her mother, Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, with Clara's sister and Worcester School Committee candidate Ashley Spring both arrested by Worcester police in connection with the incident. 'Everything began the day before, when ICE arrested my partner [Samarone Alves Ferreira-De Souza] — the father of my 3-month-old son — while he was driving to work," Clara Moura wrote. 'He had committed no crime. His only 'mistake' was honking at a car that had cut him off. That vehicle turned out to be an undercover ICE car, and agents decided to arrest him.' Read more: Honking at undercover ICE car set off Worcester arrest firestorm, family claims Ferreira-De Souza is currently being held at the Pine Prairie Correctional Facility in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). On the morning of May 8, ICE agents came to Clara Moura's home and told her to sign immigration papers and 'demanding I return my partner's car,' she wrote. Clara Moura, her baby and her 17-year-old sister left the house in a car and ICE agents stopped them and told her she was under arrest. 'Since I was with my baby, I called my mother to come take my son,' Clara Moura wrote. When Ferreira-De Oliveira arrived, ICE agents detained her, her daughter continued. At 11 a.m. that day, Ferreira-De Oliveira was placed in a car in the middle of the streets, according to Jill Phillips of Worcester, who was at the scene. Worcester police were called as people surrounded ICE agents and yelled, 'Where is the warrant?' Ferreira-De Oliveira's other daughter, carrying Clara Moura's baby, stood in front of the car and tried to stop it, police said in a previous statement. She handed the baby to another woman before she ran up to the car and kicked the passenger side door as it drove away. Officers pushed her to the ground and arrested her for reckless endangerment of a child, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. 'They even tried to take my baby from me, but thanks to neighbors who recorded and protested, they backed down,' Clara Moura wrote in the GoFundMe description. Andrew Georges Lattarulo, Clara Moura's lawyer, told MassLive on Thursday that ICE threatened to arrest Clara Moura and her 17-year-old sister, an account that matches exclusive reporting from Rolling Stone Magazine, which reported that Clara Moura and her sister were used as 'bait' for ICE to arrest their mother. Clara Moura's sister has since been released from custody and is now with family friends, along with Clara Moura, Clara Moura's baby and another sister who is also a child. Ferreira-De Oliveira, who comes from Brazil, is currently being detained at the Wyatt Detention Center, in Central Falls, R.I., according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). 'Now I am living in fear,' Clara Moura wrote. 'I'm staying with friends, unable to return home or retrieve any of my belongings or my baby's things. I cannot work, and I'm struggling to survive. Please consider supporting me and my family during this nightmare.' So far, the fundraiser set up on Wednesday has received two donations totaling $70, with a $45,000 goal. Donations will go toward food, clothes, shelter, legal fees, bail 'and other urgent expenses,' Clara Moura wrote. 'No amount is too small. Your support means the world right now.' 'Thank you for standing with us,' Clara Moura wrote at the end of the GoFundMe's description. Honking at undercover ICE car set off Worcester arrest firestorm, family claims GoFundMe created to support family of boy killed in Boston school bus crash GoFundMe raises money to send body of construction worker killed in Mass. to Ecuador Read the original article on MassLive.
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15-05-2025
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Honking at undercover ICE car set off Worcester arrest firestorm, family claims
The daughter of Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira, a Brazilian mother of three who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on May 8 at Eureka Street, says that the arrest of her mother started after her partner honked at an undercover car with ICE agents. Augusta Clara Moura, the 21-year-old daughter of Ferreira-De Oliveira, presented new details about how ICE arrested her mother as well as her partner, and how she was threatened with arrest by ICE agents. Through her attorney, Andrew George Lattarulo, Clara Moura said her partner Samarone Alves Ferreira-De Souza, who is also the father of her 3-month-old baby, was arrested by federal agents the day before ICE took her mother. Lattarulo is also representing Ferreira-De Souza. Ferreira-De Souza had honked at a car that cut him off while he was driving to work, according to Clara Moura. The car turned out to be an undercover ICE vehicle and agents arrested him. 'He had committed no crime,' according to Clara Moura. Ferreira-De Souza is currently being held at the Pine Prairie Correctional Facility in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). DHS and ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment about Ferreira-De Souza on Thursday. On May 8, the day after Lattarulo said Ferreira-De Souza was arrested, Clara Moura said ICE came to her home, telling her to return her partner's car and sign immigration paperwork. She said she left her house with her 17-year-old sister and her baby, intending to comply with the order. 'That's when ICE stopped my car and told me I was under arrest,' Clara Moura said. 'Since I was with my baby, I called my mother to come take my son.' When her mother arrived, ICE agents attempted and succeeded in arresting her. Clara Moura claims that ICE agents also attempted to take her baby from her but they backed down due to protests from neighbors. Lattarulo told MassLive on Thursday that ICE threatened to arrest Clara Moura and her 17-year-old sister, an account that matches exclusive reporting from Rolling Stone Magazine, which reported that Clara Moura and her sister were used as 'bait' for ICE to arrest their mother. Clara Moura launched a GoFundMe on Wednesday that details how ICE arrested her mother and partner and how she was threatened with arrest by agents. Lattarulo said that he and his spokesperson helped organize the GoFundMe for Clara Moura. The donations to the GoFundMe will go towards food, clothes, shelter, legal fees, bail and other urgent expenses, according to Clara Moura. As of May 15, there have been two donations, one worth $20 and another worth $50, according to the GoFundMe. 'Now I am living in fear,' Clara Moura writes. 'I'm staying with friends, unable to return home or retrieve any of my belongings or my baby's things. I cannot work, and I'm struggling to survive.' Eureka Street erupted into pandemonium on the morning of May 8 as ICE agents arrested Ferreira-De Oliveira — Clara Moura's mother. More than 30 people confronted federal agents that morning, demanding to see a warrant and shouting at them for their actions. Ferreira-De Oliveira was already placed in a car by 11 a.m. that morning, according to Jill Phillips of Worcester, who was at the scene. Worcester police officers were then called to the scene for a report of a federal agent who was surrounded by a 'large group of about 25 people,' according to a statement from the Worcester Police Department (WPD). At the scene, officers saw several federal agents from various agencies attempting to leave in a car after arresting a woman, police said. As the car was pulling away, Ferreira-De Oliveira's underage daughter, who had a newborn in her arms, stood in front of the vehicle attempting to halt it, police said. Officers told her that she was endangering the baby and that she needed to move. The daughter complied and gave the baby to another woman. As her mother was taken away in the car, the daughter ran after it and kicked the passenger's side. It then appeared as if she was going to run in front of the moving car, police said. Worcester police then moved to arrest the daughter, who was pushed to the ground by police. The daughter was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment of a child, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to police. Following her release from custody, the daughter is now with family friends along with Clara Moura, the baby and another daughter of Ferreira-De Oliveira, who is a minor. Ashley R. Spring, a school committee candidate, was also arrested that day. She was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, disorderly conduct and interfering with police officers. Appearing in Worcester District Court on May 9, Judge Janet McGuiggan entered a not-guilty plea on Spring's behalf. Spring was released on her own personal recognizance and is scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial hearing on June 23. As of May 15, Ferreira-De Oliveira is currently being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, R.I., according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Ferreira-De Oliveira of entering the country illegally in 2022, according to a statement from the agency, which was shared with Spectrum News 1 Worcester. Lattarulo told MassLive on Monday that she was seeking asylum. The statement also reads that Worcester police arrested her on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a pregnant victim. Court records obtained by MassLive read that Ferreira-De Oliveira was suspected of using a phone-charging cable to strike a pregnant relative three months ago. She initially appeared in court on Feb. 3, where she pleaded not guilty and paid $500 cash bail, according to court records. Her last court appearance was a pre-trial hearing on March 24. On Tuesday, Judge Zachary Hillman scheduled Ferreira-De Oliveira's trial date for July 18, according to court filings. In the wake of the arrests on Eureka Street, protests have been held in Worcester, the most recent one taking place on May 13 outside City Hall. The rally, which was organized by Mysti Green, Walter Crockett and members of the progressive political group Worcester Indivisible, featured signs with phrases such as 'Crush ICE.' One poster presented an image of Worcester City Manager Eric D. Batista wearing a vest that reads ICE. Chants for ICE to 'get out of Worcester' rang throughout the common as people banged on drums and rang cowbells. Initially, the rally was set to take place leading up to a City Council meeting on Tuesday at 6:30. The meeting was switched from in-person to virtual after the rally was announced. Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty said city officials received 'threats of violence.' Some residents did attend the virtual city council meeting, with some speaking during a public comment period in order to admonish the city council, the city administration and WPD. Some accused the department of collaborating with ICE in their operation on Eureka Street. 'There are two explanations for this,' said Marcus Palumbo of Clark University at the meeting. 'Either you, the council, have completely lost control over the police department, or you are actively complicit in their actions.' In his comments during the meeting, Petty said that there needs to be an understanding of what Worcester Police Officers can do when it comes to dealing with ICE. Last week, Petty filed an order asking City Manager Eric D. Batista and Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier to draft a new policy regarding interactions between city officials and ICE. 'I take this seriously,' Petty said. 'I think the Worcester Police Department went to the scene and were trying to calm things down. And this is why we need to have a policy and protocols on how we interact with ICE.' City Council Vice Chairman and Councilor-at-Large Khrystian King praised District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj for her leadership during the incident on Eureka Street. Haxhiaj was one of many people who confronted ICE agents on Thursday during the arrest of the mother. King also renewed his call for a civilian review board to provide police oversight and said there could have been a better response to how Worcester Police Officers handled the arrest of the mother's daughter. 'This child should have been held, she should have been restrained. She wasn't trying to harm anyone,' King said. 'She was trying to save her family and doesn't speak the language. We don't know what was going on in her head. We can do better and we must do better.' Worcester taxi driver attacked after requesting cab fare, police say GoFundMe raises money for family of woman detained by ICE in Worcester US Attorney says interference with ICE in Mass. has been 'disturbing,' won't be tolerated Read the original article on MassLive.
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13-05-2025
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Worcester judge sets trial date for woman detained by ICE on separate charge
A trial date has been set for a Brazilian woman, who last week was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, in connection with a domestic case she was previously charged with. Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira was charged with one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim. She initially appeared in court on Feb. 3, where she pleaded not guilty and paid $500 cash bail, according to court records. Her last court appearance was a pretrial hearing on March 24. On Tuesday, Judge Zachary Hillman scheduled Ferreira-De Oliveira's trial date for July 18, according to court filings. Hillman requested that the Worcester County Sheriff's Department arrange for Ferreira-De Oliveira to be present in court that day. Ferreira-De Oliveira is currently being detained at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, R.I., according to ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). Defense attorney Sarah Amorin asked Judge Hillman to lift a no-contact order with Ferreira-De Oliveira's relative, the Telegram & Gazette reported. While Assistant District Attorney Matthew Kimmelstiel objected, Hillman ruled in favor of Amorin's motion, but noted that the conditions against Ferreira-De Oliveira and her relative living together were still enforced. Kimmelstiel argued against the trial date, and added that it will be difficult to prepare with a two-month time window with Ferreira-De Oliveira in ICE's custody, the Telegram wrote. He said Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. will ask ICE not to deport Ferreira-De Oliveira until the domestic case has concluded. At 1:47 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, a Worcester police officer went to an apartment on Main Street, the police report read. A relative told the officer that Ferreira-De Oliveira struck them with a phone charging cable and was aware of the person's pregnancy. Ferreira-De Oliveira was arrested that day. Days after ICE agents detained Ferreira-De Oliveira and Worcester police arrested two people, including Ferreira-De Oliveira's daughter and Worcester School Committee candidate Ashley Spring, the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement about Ferreira-De Oliveira's prior charges. 'The target of this ICE operation was a violent criminal illegal alien, Ferreira de Oliveira. She was arrested by local police for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on a pregnant victim,' according to the statement obtained by WHDH-TV. In the days after Ferreira-De Oliveira's arrest by ICE, residents have spoken out online and protests have been held outside City Hall. Following two protests on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon, another protest is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After Tuesday night's city council meeting was set to be held remotely, Mayor Joseph Petty said Tuesday morning that it was done so after elected and city officials received 'threats of violence.' In holding the meeting remotely, Petty added that the decision was made 'in the hope of easing tensions and to provide more time to get information to the community.' Is Worcester breaking Open Meeting Law by going virtual? What the AG's office says Worcester mayor says council meeting will be remote due to 'threats of violence' Worcester City Council meeting to be held virtually 'due to public safety concerns' Read the original article on MassLive.
