Authorities are seen staged along main roads as ICE conduct raids through out Colony Ridge on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

Memo To Border Czar Tom Homan and Gov. Greg Abbott:

Regarding: Recent raid on Colony Ridge, a low-income housing development northeast of Houston, where law enforcement detained 118 individuals on alleged immigration violations.

To the extent the joint operation captured people either charged or convicted of “criminal sexual conduct, homicide, theft, negligent manslaughter, child sexual abuse, crimes of moral turpitude, weapons offenses and drug offenses,” I offer congratulations. No one wants suspected felons who are flight risks in our community.

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We all recognize, though, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have always targeted dangerous criminals. We also know ICE will never meet President Donald Trump’s goal of 1,200 to 1,500 arrests a day by focusing solely on suspected criminals.

Many people detained in Colony Ridge do not have a criminal history. Like those sent to Guantanamo Bay, they were merely caught up in a dragnet.

Along the border, apprehensions are way down as the number of migrant crossings has plummeted. Governor, if you want to

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