Remember how three illegal aliens were arrested in Colony Ridge for carrying 350 pounds of meth in last week’s LinkSwarm? That, and the Trump Administration’s crackdown on illegal alien felons, finally seems to have prodded authorities into launching a crackdown on illegal alien and cartel-infested Colony Ridge.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that federal authorities and state law enforcement would be targeting criminal illegal aliens in the Colony Ridge development north of Houston.
Abbott said the operation had been in the works with President Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan for several months.
It’s great to have an administration willing to work with Texas to enforce the law, rather than break it.
“Texas DPS Troopers & Special Agents are assisting Homeland Security Investigations, with an operation in Colony Ridge this morning. They are targeting criminals & illegal immigrants,” wrote Gov. Abbott on X.
The Colony Ridge development has been the subject of controversy, with critics accusing the developer of attracting a large population of illegal aliens by advertising in Spanish on social media and offering predatory loans that require no social security number.
As of publication, the extent of the enforcement action is not clear. DPS vehicles were visibly patrolling and conducting traffic stops in the area.
Numerous criminal illegal aliens have been arrested in Colony Ridge in recent years as the settlement has exploded in size. Last December, an illegal alien smuggler was arrested there for his role in the deaths of 50 people.
The Biden Administration just brought in the very best people.
Last month, an illegal alien was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in the murder of 16-year-old Emily Patricia in Colony Ridge.
That Colony Ridge was allowed to metastasize as a crime-ridden illegal alien settlement for so long, despite the Texas Public Policy Foundation sounding the alarm all the way back in 2020, is no credit to the state political establishment. But now that the State of Texas is aware of it, and Trump is back in the White House and ready to do what it takes to control the border, the problem is finally being addressed.
Let a thousand deportations bloom…
Follow-Up: The Texan reports that 118 people were arrested in the raid.
Tags: Border Controls, Colony Ridge, Crime, Greg Abbott, Holly Hansen, Illegal Aliens, Texas, Texas DPS, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Tom Homan
Final count appears to be 118. Not bad for a first pass.
Now have state and federal officials go after the developers for aiding / abetting the illegals. (Apparently the developers greased a lot of palms in Austin, which would explain some of why Texas was apparently reluctant to crack down on it.)
One of the detainees has an interesting history. 5 deportations, 1 muder warrant.
https://abc13.com/post/alleged-ms-13-gang-member-luis-miguel-perez-arrested-murder-liberty-county-amid-colony-ridge-immigration-crackdowns-ice/15956413/
Why does Colony Ridge still *exist*? Wasn’t mostly or *all* illegals? Surround, collect, deport. Maybe do a cursory check for legal status, but allowing that colony to remain is not acceptable. And “criminal illegal alien” is redundant. Being an illegal alien is *by definition* “criminal”.
Deport Every Illegal!
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