DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.

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.

The protests follow the Trump administration's announcement on Tuesday that it would allow federal immigration agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to make arrests at schools,

News of the protest spread across social media over the weekend, inviting people to "show up & speak up for those who can't."

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

Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations.

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.

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

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

The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago on Sunday that includes several federal agencies that have been granted additional authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants in the US,

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