Large anti-ICE protest fills street in North Austin; 2 arrested by APD
North Austin protest against ICE raids
A large protest has been happening all evening in North Austin. Attendees are protesting the recent ICE raids across the country.
AUSTIN, Texas - A large anti-ICE protest filled a street in North Austin on Monday night.
What we know:
The protest happened at the corner of North Lamar and Rutland Drive.
Attendees waived flags and held signs and vehicles displaying flags also drove along the road. Some of the signs read slogans like "Education not Deportation," "Immigrants make America great," and "We speak for those who can't."

Austin police warned motorists as of 6:03 p.m. to drive with caution and avoid the area if possible.
APD later posted at 7:48 p.m. that the large gathering "has dispersed" despite FOX 7 Austin camera crews still seeing large groups and cars displaying flags driving past.
APD later said at 9:44 p.m. that officers were responding to a large group gathering at the North Lamar and W. Rundberg Lane intersection, which is just a block south from the original protest.
Footage from FOX 7 Austin camera crews showed police cars and officers blocking North Lamar.
Anti-ICE protest in North Austin
A large anti-ICE protest filled North Lamar on Monday night in North Austin.
What they're saying:
"It's sad because I feel like a lot of the immigrants that are coming to America and just trying to provide for their families and start a better life and they call everyone criminals and they’re not criminals. They are just trying to make it for their families," said attendee Rosie Mungia.
The backstory:
This comes as ICE agents are conducting nationwide sweeps as part of President Donald Trump's initiative to tighten enforcement on illegal immigration.
More than a dozen arrests were made last month in Austin and surrounding cities.
Trump has also lifted restrictions on migrants, allowing them to be arrested at sensitive locations like schools and churches.
The move reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — ICE and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.
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The ICE guidance dates back to 2011. Customs and Border Protection issued similar guidance in 2013.
Two people arrested at protest: APD
What they're saying:
Austin police later said in a statement Tuesday that two people were arrested at the protest.
APD said the gatherings were "mostly peaceful" but stated there was a group of "agitators" that engaged in violent behavior, throwing rocks at police officers and driving recklessly.
"To reiterate, the events were mostly peaceful, but unfortunately individuals who were not participants in the organized gatherings joined in and disrupted the peace. As always, APD respects our community’s right to peacefully demonstrate, however we will not tolerate behavior that puts our community and officers in danger," the statement concluded.
Timeline:
At around 1:30 p.m., a brief police pursuit happened in an attempt to apprehend a driver "engaging in dangerous conduct", says APD, resulting in the arrest of one person for reckless driving and their vehicle being impounded. APD did not elaborate on what the "dangerous conduct" was.
Austin police say that the crowd dispersed at the request of the organizers, despite many people seen on camera remaining in the area.
APD then says at around 9 p.m., the "agitators" returned to the area and a fight broke out among those gathered, which prompted a police response. Multiple people were reportedly throwing rocks and bottles at police.
Officers used pepper balls, which APD says are "less lethal skin irritants" similar to pepper spray, in an attempt to prevent further violence.
While the crowds dispersed, APD says one person refused to move out of the roadway, and they were arrested for pedestrian in the roadway.
The Source: Information in this report comes from Austin Police Department and reporting by FOX 7 Austin.