Texas Gov. Abbott wages immigration operation in Colony Ridge community targeted by conservatives

Gov. Gregg Abbott stated he'd been planning the immigration operation in Colony Ridge for months to target criminals and immigrants. Observers said some people who were stopped were on to their way to work.

Texas state police and local law enforcement converged on a predominantly Latino community near Houston on Monday for what Gov. Gregg Abbott said was an immigration enforcement operation.

The operation was focused on Colony Ridge, a group of unincorporated subdivisions northeast of Houston that has been targeted by GOP media and right-wing activists who have pushed unsubstantiated claims that the overwhelmingly Republican area has become a magnet for immigrants and that it is under the control of cartels.

“Colony Ridge is being targeted today,” Abbott said in a post on X. He said Texas’ Department of Public Safety and special agents assisted Homeland Security Investigations in the housing development.

“They are targeting criminals & illegal immigrants. I have worked with Tom Homan on this for months,” Abbott said in his post, referring to President Donald Trump’s border czar.

NBC News' request to Texas DPS for information on how many people were detained or arrested and whether the apprehensions were immigration related was referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-abbott-immigration-colony-ridge-conservatives-rcna193493

---