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.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed. According to a spokesperson for ICE's Dallas Field Office,

Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.

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.

Immigration authorities did not say whether anyone was detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.

On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin.

Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a second language.

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that it had partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on unidentified operations Sunday.

More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Biden-era immigration policy from 2021 that expanded the definition of protected areas. Immigration enforcement agencies were previously advised to avoid taking actions at places like schools,