The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.