Trial Starts for Ex-City Councilor Accused of Assault on Police Officer During ICE Incident

Former Worcester city councilor found guilty of A+B on police officer

Former Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj was found guilty of assault and battery on a police officer Wednesday in connection to a confrontation she had with ICE last May. A jury in Worcester handed down its verdict on Wednesday. Haxhiaj had been a part of a large group of neighbors on Eureka St. on May 8, trying to prevent the detention of Rosane Ferreira De Oliveira, 40, a Brazilian woman then accused of assaulting her daughter. The charges…

Trial underway for ex-Worcester city councilor accused of interfering in immigration arrest

She has denied the accusations, arguing she was doing what she called the “humane thing.”

Trial begins for former Worcester city councilor over incident during ICE operation

The trial of a former Worcester, Massachusetts, city councilor accused of assaulting a police officer in May 2025 during an arrest operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began Tuesday. Former councilor Etel Haxhiaj faces charges of assault and battery against a police officer for allegedly interfering with the agents during an ICE operation on May 8, 2025, on...

Trial starts for ex-city councilor accused of assault on police officer during ICE incident

Etel Haxhiaj, a former Worcester City Councilor, is facing misdemeanor charges in District Court for allegedly assaulting a police officer during an ICE arrest incident last year.

An ICE arrest led to an ex-Worcester city councilor to stand trial. Here’s what happened

Etel Haxhiaj, a former Worcester city councilor, defended herself from city police officers during a chaotic arrest on Eureka Street last spring, her attorney argued Tuesday during her trial’s opening statements.

Trial begins for former Worcester city councilor accused of hitting officer during ICE operation - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Opening statements started Tuesday in the trial centered on a chaotic protest and the arrest of a Worcester City Councilor during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in May 2025. Etel Haxhiaj is accused of hitting an officer while he was trying to make an arrest on Eureka Street on May 8, as well as shoving officer Shauna McGuirk. She was among a group of people protesting the arrest of a woman by ICE agents. “Keep in mind…