DPS and ICE operations underway in Colony Ridge, Liberty County officials say

LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office says DPS and ICE operations are underway in the Colony Ridge area on Monday.

Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas troopers and HSI are conducting an immigration enforcement operation in the Houston-area housing development, saying state and federal law enforcement officers are targeting criminals and people who are in the country illegally.

ABC News has reported that for months, the development has been the target of several conservative conspiracy theorists who claim the neighborhood is a haven for undocumented immigrants and cartels, despite locals pushing back on those rumors.

ABC13 has a crew in Colony Ridge to learn more about Monday’s operation.

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