Texas troopers and federal agents are conducting an operation in Colony Ridge, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday, a housing development outside of Houston that has been accused of selling land to undocumented people.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Trump administration's operation is going after “criminals & illegal immigrants” in the sprawling development.

Colony Ridge, a residential community near Houston that's been accused of being a safe haven for people in the country without legal status, was the focus of a federal immigration enforcement operation on Monday morning, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and special agents assisted Homeland Security Investigations with an operation in Colony Ridge Monday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on social media. The governor said the initiative aims to apprehend "criminals & illegal immigrants" in the Liberty County housing development.

The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.

State troops are assisting DHS with an operation, the governor said in a post on X. "I have worked with Tom Homan on this for months:"

Abbott said in a social media post that he had worked with President Donald Trump's immigration adviser, Tom Homan, “for months."

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 Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas DPS is helping Homeland Security target criminals and people in the U.S. illegally in Colony Ridge. The community is near Houston.