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.

Gov. Abbott announces an immigration operation in Liberty County, Texas, targeting the Colony Ridge community.

The development outside of Houston has long drawn the ire of Texas Republicans who claim it’s a haven for undocumented people.

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 community near Houston was targeted in an immigration operation coordinated by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

A federal and state immigration crackdown was taking place Monday in the the community northeast of Houston. Gov. Greg Abbot's posted Tuesday on X that "Texas DPS Troopers & Special Agents are assisting Homeland Security Investigations, with an operation in Colony Ridge this morning."

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed the arrests of 118 individuals during a multi-agency enforcement operation conducted on Monday, Feb. 24, in the Colony Ridge development, located north of Houston.

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.

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.

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:"