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So Abbott announced yesterday that the Department of Homeland Security and the Texas Department of Public Safety were teaming up in a joint operation targeting the development. The governor wrote on X yesterday that, quote, Colony Ridge is being targeted, adding that, quote, Texas DPS troopers and special agents are assisting Homeland Security investigations with an operation in Colony Ridge.

So Abbott announced yesterday that the Department of Homeland Security and the Texas Department of Public Safety were teaming up in a joint operation targeting the development. The governor wrote on X yesterday that, quote, Colony Ridge is being targeted, adding that, quote, Texas DPS troopers and special agents are assisting Homeland Security investigations with an operation in Colony Ridge.

And to remind listeners, Colony Ridge is a massive land development just north of Houston, and it's been extensively reported on here at The Daily Wire. The development covers roughly 60 square miles, and we've reported that it systematically attracts illegal aliens through its marketing and shady financial tactics.

And to remind listeners, Colony Ridge is a massive land development just north of Houston, and it's been extensively reported on here at The Daily Wire. The development covers roughly 60 square miles, and we've reported that it systematically attracts illegal aliens through its marketing and shady financial tactics.

Abbott also said that he had worked on the operation with border czar Tom Homan for months and noted that criminals and illegal aliens would be targeted in the raids. What's brought this action to a head now? Colony Raid has been under a lot of scrutiny for some time now, particularly since we visited the development and released our first investigation on it in September of 2023.

Abbott also said that he had worked on the operation with border czar Tom Homan for months and noted that criminals and illegal aliens would be targeted in the raids. What's brought this action to a head now? Colony Raid has been under a lot of scrutiny for some time now, particularly since we visited the development and released our first investigation on it in September of 2023.

The development encourages people to, quote, own land in the United States and allows buyers to purchase property by using a taxpayer identification number rather than a social security number. A clever loophole if you're looking to attract illegal aliens. Their strategies have come under scrutiny and even provoked lawsuits from the Department of Justice and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The development encourages people to, quote, own land in the United States and allows buyers to purchase property by using a taxpayer identification number rather than a social security number. A clever loophole if you're looking to attract illegal aliens. Their strategies have come under scrutiny and even provoked lawsuits from the Department of Justice and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

But there's no denying that the development's tactics have sparked rapid growth. And the development has also attracted numerous criminals into the area, with many being caught in the last month.

But there's no denying that the development's tactics have sparked rapid growth. And the development has also attracted numerous criminals into the area, with many being caught in the last month.

There's been a long list of illegal alien crimes in the development. Two illegal alien murder suspects who were wanted by the international police for murder were both caught living there. And a Guatemalan human smuggler, who the feds say was responsible for a mass casualty event, had purchased multiple properties at the development.

There's been a long list of illegal alien crimes in the development. Two illegal alien murder suspects who were wanted by the international police for murder were both caught living there. And a Guatemalan human smuggler, who the feds say was responsible for a mass casualty event, had purchased multiple properties at the development.

Colony Ridge CEO John Harris just recently claimed that crime is a non-issue at the development. And then days later, three illegal aliens were arrested, resulting in a major drug bust. Law enforcement found that the previously deported illegal alien had 344 pounds of meth stashed away in a trailer at his Colony Ridge property.

Colony Ridge CEO John Harris just recently claimed that crime is a non-issue at the development. And then days later, three illegal aliens were arrested, resulting in a major drug bust. Law enforcement found that the previously deported illegal alien had 344 pounds of meth stashed away in a trailer at his Colony Ridge property.

And just before that bust, an illegal alien pled guilty to luring a woman into the development before shooting and killing her along with two accomplices. Todd Benzman is a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies. And he told me that these raids are particularly significant given that the area had previously been under-policed. Here's what Benzman had to say.

And just before that bust, an illegal alien pled guilty to luring a woman into the development before shooting and killing her along with two accomplices. Todd Benzman is a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies. And he told me that these raids are particularly significant given that the area had previously been under-policed. Here's what Benzman had to say.