An estimated crowd numbering in the thousands marched from Montrose to Hermann Park on Sunday in protest of recent ICE raids and a series of executive orders by President Donald Trump against U.S. immigrant communities. 

“Sin papeles, sin miedo”- Without papers, without fear, protestors were heard chanting. 

As night fell over the I-59 bridge, young children ran around, families took selfies, young adults waved flags from dozens of Latin American countries to the steady honking support of people driving below.

Houston photographer Danielle Villasana captured these moments of pride and protest.

(Top left photo) Houston Police officers guide protesters through neighborhood during a protest organized by FIEL, an immigrant-led civil rights organization, to speak out against the Trump administration and ICE’s presence in Houston. (Top right photo) A man holds up the Mexican flag as people rally at Ervan Chew Park. A woman wears the Mexican flag on her cheek while protesting with thousands of Houstonians, Sunday, Feb.2, 2025, in Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)
(Left photo) A person walks through a Montrose neighborhood during a protest for immigrant rights. (Right photo) A man salutes protesters as they walk through neighborhood streets or a protest organized by FIEL, an immigrant-led civil rights organization, to speak out against the Trump administration and ICE’s presence in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)
People walk past and gather around a vehicle whose driver clashed with during a protest, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)
(Top left photo) People stop near the entrance of a toll road on U.S. Highway 59. (Top right photo) A protester holds a sign reading “Immigrants make America great.” (Bottom photo) A young girl hops off the ledge on a bridge over U.S. Highway 59 at a protest organized by FIEL, an immigrant-led civil rights organization, to speak out against the Trump administration and ICE’s presence in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)
A family takes a group photo while hundreds gather on a bridge over U.S. Highway 59 at a protest organized by FIEL, an immigrant-led civil rights organization, to speak out against the Trump administration and ICE’s presence in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)
As the night comes to an end, people gather and drape flags from various Latin American countries over a bridge on U.S. Highway 59, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Houston. (Danielle Villasana for Houston Landing)

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Antranik Tavitian is a photojournalist at the Houston Landing. He previously worked at The Arizona Republic, where he covered the border, Arizona politics, Mezcal production in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Phoenix’s...