Springfield isn't changing its status as a non-sanctuary city despite protesters calling for the change at a City Council meeting on Monday.
A resolution considered by the council to ask that police not be required to do the job of federal immigration officials did not pass.
The protest originated from a May Day rally in Springfield, which reportedly featured hundreds of people and was one of several held in western Massachusetts yesterday.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has previously resisted calls for Springfield to become a sanctuary city.