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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 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,

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Biden-era immigration policy from 2021 that expanded the definition of protected areas.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,