Chelsea city officials sought to reassure immigrants last night that they won’t let any mass deportation roundup take place there if President-elect Donald Trump’s administration tries it.

Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino told a community meeting of about 50 people that Chelsea remains as accepting of them as it was before Trump’s win last week. While Ambrosino told them he expects Trump to focus on criminal illegals, he will personally resist any mass deportation effort in his city.

“First, I would never tolerate that,” Ambrosino said to loud applause. “I would get newscasters here. I would engage in civil disobedience.”

Maynor Aguilar, 51, said there is a palpable fear in the community.

“Immigrants are going out,” Aguilar said, making a sweeping gesture with his hand. “I’m here legally but I have family who is not. I’m scared for children in my family being left without a father.”

Chelsea police Chief Brian Kyes said rumors spread yesterday as word got out Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in Chelsea looking for two undocumented suspects with criminal records, who were detained. Kyes said it was not part of a mass roundup.

Trump has said he wants to start deporting up to 3 million criminal illegal aliens as soon as he takes office.

Also yesterday, Attorney General Maura Healey said her office would protect the rights of the state’s immigrant and minority communities in the wake of Trump’s deportation plans, citing “constitutional concerns.”

Speaking at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition’s annual Thanksgiving Luncheon at the State House, Healey said Trump’s statements raised “very real and serious constitutional concerns” and that her office would uphold state civil rights laws.

“Understand that here in Massachusetts we have laws to protect people, we have laws to protect their civil rights … and the Attorney General’s office and I are going to be alongside you every step of the way, making sure your rights are protected,” Healey said.

However, Healey declined to give specifics on how she would oppose Trump’s proposals.

Eva Millona, executive director for the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, said the group is advising immigrants not to apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which stays deportation action for immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children and allows work authorization. Trump has promised to repeal the provision and Millona said that could put applicants in jeopardy.

“You don’t know what’s going to happen if the order gets eliminated, you’re on the list of being deported,” Millona said. “For the time being, sit tight and see what Congress will come up with.”