A Brazilian mother of three who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Worcester was granted asylum in the United States on Tuesday.

Rosane Ferreira-De Oliveira was taken away by ICE agents in front of two of her daughters and a crowd of angry bystanders on Eureka Street on May 8. The arrest sent shockwaves through Worcester, resulting in protests against ICE and the Worcester Police Department, who were called to the street.

On Tuesday, immigration Judge Yul-Mi Cho granted asylum for Ferreira-De Oliveira, who is currently detained at the Strafford County Corrections facility in Dover, New Hampshire, according to her lawyer, Paul Toland. Ferreira-De Oliveira can now stay in the United States, now that she has been granted asylum, he told MassLive.

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