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Residents rebuke Worcester City Council

DHS says Massachusetts city council member 'incited chaos' as ICE arrested 'violent criminal alien'
The Department of Homeland Security accused a Worcester, Massachusetts city council member of creating a chaotic situation when ICE arrested a violent criminal illegal alien.
‘I’m ashamed’: Residents rebuke Worcester City Council after chaotic ICE arrest
Scores of Worcester residents rebuked their City ... arrested by Worcester police, who are not legally allowed to aid ICE, Petty said at the meeting. Residents participating in Tuesday’s council ...
Rally held outside Worcester City Council meeting to protest recent ICE arrests
Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty moved Tuesday’s City Council meeting from in-person to be virtual for safety concerns, as dozens protested outside City Hall.
Protesters at City Hall demand ‘ICE out of Worcester’ as council meeting goes virtual
Outside of Worcester City Hall Tuesday evening, nearly 100 people rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their recent arrest in Worcester. The protesters gathered on Worcester Common at 5:30 p.
Outside empty City Hall, protesters demand 'no ICE in Worcester'
Protesters also questioned the role of Worcester police in the ICE raid and had very unkind words for the city manager and some members of the City Council. Promoted beforehand on social media as a potentially “large and noisy NON-VIOLENT public standout” before the May 13 City Council meeting,

2 Boston city officials arrested

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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleads guilty to federal corruption charges
The 46-year-old council member was charged ... refusing when she was arrested in December 2024. A special election will be held to fill her seat when she resigns. Boston City Councilor Ed ...
Boston City Council considers response to member's guilty plea, ranked-choice voting proposal
The agenda for a meeting of Boston's City Council on Wednesday includes a resolution responding to a member's recent guilty plea and a proposal to change the city's election system.
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Boston councilwoman pleads guilty to federal corruption charges in a kickback scheme
FILE - Boston City Council member Tania Fernandes Anderson leaves federal court in Boston after pleading not guilty to five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft on Friday, Dec. 6 ...
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Boston City Council set to debate removal of disgraced Tania Fernandes Anderson
“Rule 40A of the Boston City Council rules states that ‘[t]he council president shall automatically refer a matter to the council upon a felony conviction of any member by the state or ...
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Tania Fernandes Anderson remains on Boston City Council despite guilty plea, promise to resign
BOSTON CITY ... WHEN THE FEDS ARRESTED FERNANDEZ ANDERSON AT HER HOME. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF TAKING A $7,000 KICKBACK FROM A RELATIVE ON HER STAFF INSIDE A BATHROOM AT CITY HALL, AND ONLY ...
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‘I am back’: Former Boston City Councilor Frank Baker announces run for at-large seat
Before his time on the council, he worked for the City of Boston Printing Department and was a union member, according to his city bio. Baker announced his candidacy on X Thursday afternoon ...