Nguyen attended a meeting Feb. 11 in which the council adopted a resolution that designated Worcester a " sanctuary city for trans and gender diverse people ," but shortly afterward announced that they would not return to the City Council for an indefinite time period.

A city councilor in Worcester, Massachusetts, will be attending meetings virtually after violent threats against her and her family. District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj says she was just trying to defend Boston as a sanctuary city after President Donald Trump‘s border czar,

A Worcester city council announced this week that she will be attending meetings remotely until further notice due to “threats” and “non-stop harassment” she’s been facing.

Even though a third party would carry out the investigation, Batista wouldn’t have the jurisdiction to then discipline members of the council.