TEXAS — Over 100 people were arrested Monday at Colony Ridge, a majority Latino housing development near Houston, during an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation, according to the Texas Tribune.

ICE only released information on the arrest of Luis Miguel Perez-Miranda, a 34-year-old MS-13 gang member apprehended after allegedly murdering a Houston-area man hours prior.

Perez-Miranda has been deported from the U.S. multiple times and was expelled under Title 42 in August 2021, and removed to El Salvador in September 2009, August 2014, July 2016, March 2019 and March 2023.

ICE declared via X (formerly Twitter) that their operation led to the apprehension of around 118 individuals. ICE reports charges and convictions among those arrested encompassing criminal sexual conduct, homicide, theft, negligent manslaughter, child sexual abuse, crimes of moral turpitude, weapons offenses and drug offenses.

Gov. Greg Abbott also announced the operation on X, saying “Texas DPS Troopers & Special Agents are assisting Homeland Security Investigations, with an operation in Colony Ridge this morning. They are targeting criminals & illegal immigrants. I have worked with Tom Homan on this for months.”

President Donald Trump’s immigration advisor, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Tuesday that the operation was merely the beginning of a larger criminal investigation.

Colony Ridge, a collection of subdivisions, lies 30 miles northeast of Houston in Liberty County.

Colony Ridge has been under scrutiny for years, accused of selling land to undocumented immigrants; however, some critics alleged cartel involvement, a claim disputed by law enforcement.

The Justice Department in December 2023 sued Colony Ridge developers for allegedly exploiting Latino homebuyers through a predatory lending scheme involving high-interest mortgages to cause foreclosures and subsequent property resales.

In March 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the developers based on the same claims.

Colony Ridge CEO John Harris testified before the Texas House in October 2023, saying most of the homeowners in his development are from Harris County, but he does not know how many of them have legal status.