Liberty County's Colony Ridge aims at “criminal and illegal immigrants”.

Liberty County – The Liberty County's office confirms that DPS and ICE operations in the Colony Ridge area of ​​Liberty County are underway.

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has tweeted that State Troopers and Homeland Security conduct an immigration authority in the development of housing construction northeast of Houston, and explains that state and federal law enforcement officers aim at criminals and people who are illegal in the country.

The Texas Tribune reports that the federal immigration authorities should carry out a targeted operation on Monday about “criminal and illegal immigrants” in the housing estate outside of Houston.

On Monday afternoon it remained unclear whether someone had been arrested because almost half a dozen law enforcement authorities and government agencies had been silent about details.

Abbott initially said Liberty County, which was adjoining a social media. Conservative influencers, outlets, think tanks and Texas legislators had described it as a safe port for undocumented people and often painted it as an antitrust criminal center.

“The operation started hours before my post. Long before my post knew about the operation in the area, ”said Abbott, after referring to an upcoming attack in other places for weeks. One of the developers is an important ABBOTT campaign donor.

Abbott's spokesman referred questions about the company to the Department of Homeland Security, which did not respond to e -mails that were looking for information. The Texas Ministry of Public Security, whose soldiers supported federal agents, transferred a first examination of US immigration and customs authorities that did not respond to e -mails.

DPS did not answer any follow-up questions about the proposal of a Sergeant for the Houston Chronicle that the operations on Monday were typical for the state police in the region.

“We carry out a task force here, just like for two years,” DPS SGT. Erik Burse told the newspaper. “I think the governor has released a tweet or something. It is the same thing we did. “