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.
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.
Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a second language.
On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin.
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.
A Fort Worth, Texas substitute teacher has been removed from the classroom after urging ICE on social media to raid Northside High School, claiming many students “don’t even speak English.” The school district launched an investigation and reassured parents of swift action.
Jason Buchanan, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, has sparked significant controversy after making anti-immigrant comments online that led to his personal information being shared publicly.
The Trump administration this week directed federal prosecutors across the country to investigate and potentially prosecute local officials who get in the way of its immigration crackdown.