FARMERS BRANCH -- Nearly 50 people protested outside state Rep. Matt Rinaldi's district office Wednesday, two days after he told Democrats on the Texas House floor that he had called immigration and customs officials on Hispanic activists in the gallery -- then later threatened to shoot a fellow lawmaker.

The protesters wore bright red and orange shirts as they voiced their opposition to Senate Bill 4, the so-called "sanctuary cities" bill. Some of the protesters also brought bags of ice with them as they stood in the parking lot outside Rinaldi's Ford Road office.

A scuffle ensued Monday after Rinaldi told Texas Democrats that he had called the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE, on Hispanic activists protesting SB 4 in the Texas House. Rinaldi said that Rep. Poncho Nevarez, D-Eagle Pass, threatened him, and witnesses said that Rinaldi told Nevarez that he would "put a bullet in your head."

Rinaldi later said he told Nevarez he would shoot him in self-defense.

He could not be reached Wednesday for comment.

Dallas political activist Carlos Quintanilla, who used social media to organize Wednesday's protest, said he wanted to let Rinaldi know protesters will work to remove him from his seat in 2018. Quintanilla said he also wanted to let Gov. Greg Abbott know the Hispanic community who opposes SB 4 will continue to protest until the law is gone.

"We have a leadership developing, and they are encouraged and not afraid," Quintanilla said. "He's bringing us together.

Quintanilla said another protest in opposition of SB 4 is planned for June 7 at Dallas City Hall.

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Joining the protest

Jasmin Jimenez said she decided to join the protesters, along with her sister and her mother, because Rinaldi's comments upset her. Jimenez, who lives in Dallas, said she planned to protest in Austin on Monday but was unable to find transportation.

"He's a politician," Jimenez, 25, said of Rinaldi. "Why would you use violence? You can say something else."

Leroy Peña, who lives in Dallas, said he was in Austin on Monday protesting SB 4. Peña, who is Native American, said he does not agree with the law or Rinaldi's comments about the protesters because he said he does not have a say on who gets to stay in the country.

"European immigrants didn't ask for permission to come here," he said. "We don't think that somebody like him, and it goes back to Trump too, gets a say on who stays and who gets to leave."

1 / 8Opponents of the SB 4 law, Texas' "sanctuary cities" legislation, set out bags of ice as they rallied outside the offices of state Rep. Matt Rinaldi on Wednesday in Farmers Branch. Rinaldi's claim that he called ICE agents on protesters at the state Capitol complaining about SB 4 sparked a scuffle on the floor of the Legislature last week. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 2 / 8Zoila Chaver (right) shouts with opponents of the SB4 law, Texas' "sanctuary city" legislation, as they rally outside the offices of State Rep. Matt Rinaldi on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Farmers Branch, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 3 / 8Ron Hansen of Coppell carries a sign in support of State Rep. Matt Rinald as opponents of the SB4 law, Texas' "sanctuary city" legislation, rally outside Rinaldi's offices on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Farmers Branch, Texas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 4 / 8Isabella Salinas, 10, does gymnastics in front of a sign in opposition to SB4 law, Texas' "sanctuary city" legislation, as opponents rally outside the offices of State Rep. Matt Rinaldi on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Farmers Branch, Texas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 5 / 8Opponents of the SB4 law, Texas' "sanctuary city" legislation, rally outside the offices of State Rep. Matt Rinaldi on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Farmers Branch, Texas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 6 / 8Opponents of the SB4 law, Texas' "sanctuary city" legislation, rally outside the offices of State Rep. Matt Rinaldi on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Farmers Branch, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 7 / 8Maria Yolissa, 23, a member of the North Texas Dream Team, uses a megaphone to lead chants for Genoveva Castellanos, right, Zoila Chaver, far-right, and other pro immigration supporters, during a protest outside the offices of Republican state rep. Matt Rinaldi, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Farmers Branch. (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 8 / 8Matt Rinaldi supporter Ron Hansen, left, stands with a campaign sign while speaking with Kristian Hernandez, right, a member of the North Texas Dream Team, during a protest outside the offices of Republican state rep. Matt Rinaldi, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Farmers Branch.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

At least two Rinaldi supporters attended the protest.

"Matt is a great guy," said Ron Hansen, who said the Facebook announcement about the protest caught him off guard. "I like him as a legislator and as a person. He's a great guy and the first to stand by somebody for what is right."

Michael Openshaw said he first met Rinaldi when he worked with the North Texas Tea Party during his last election. He said Rinaldi's comments Monday came out of frustration.

"The man is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge in the field of law," Openshaw said. " He is probably the best in my eyes."