Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Trump administration's operation is going after “criminals & illegal immigrants” in the sprawling development.

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.

Abbott said in a social media post that he had worked with President Donald Trump's immigration adviser, Tom Homan, “for months."

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and special agents are assisting Homeland Security Investigations with an operation in Colony Ridge Monday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on social media.