Immigration operations were taking place all over the country less than a week after President Trump was sworn in.
As part of a nationwide crackdown against immigrants who may be in the U.S. without legal status, agents took to several Texas cities Sunday.
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
Dozens of people were arrested in North Texas alone as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on people who may be in the country without legal status.
Immigration authorities did not say whether anyone was detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.
News of the protest spread across social media over the weekend, inviting people to "show up & speak up for those who can't."
U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement arrested 84 people in North Texas on Sunday, the agency said.Arrests were made in a number of areas, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving and parts of Collin County.
Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a second language.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday night that the Texas Department of Public Safety is preparing to assist ICE agents with their operations
The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that it had partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on unidentified operations Sunday.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.