U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were conducting an operation in the city on Sunday, Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement. The San Jose Police Department was notified that ICE would be carrying out an operation Sunday earlier that morning.

Several hundred Overfelt High School students left their final classes early on Tuesday and held an anti ICE immigration enforcement rally on their campus. They then marched approximately one mile north to the intersection of Story & King roads to join a second protest held by immigrant rights activists.

Protests occurred in San Jose on Tuesday due to recent immigration enforcement actions. In response, students at UC Berkeley are organizing a rally and march on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to denounce the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

William C. Overfelt High School students left their classes to demonstrate against promised federal ICE mass deportations in San Jose.

KRON4's Jack Molmud reports. <a href="

There were protests on Tuesday over the recent immigration enforcement in San Jose. Students and community members hit the streets to denounce the ICE activity over the last few days. The enforcement sent fears throughout the immigrant community in the South Bay.