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 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.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Colony Ridge has been targeted in an ‘immigration operation.' Colony Ridge is a community located north of Houston.

Over the weekend, hundreds of mourners in Texas attended a candlelight vigil to remember Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, the 11-year-old girl who died by suicide after allegedly being bullied at school about her family’s immigration status.

A young girl in Texas died by suicide after being bullied about her family’s immigration’s status, according to her family.