Feds Sue Developers of ‘colony’ north of Houston Accused of Being ‘haven for illegal aliens’
The walls may be closing in on Colony Ridge, the controversial “colonia” north of Houston, Texas, that’s been labeled a “magnet” for crime and illegal immigration.
Now two federal agencies — the Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau —
have filed a lawsuit against the companies behind the 40-square-mile sprawl of homes, trailers and even tents, which is home to as many as 75,000 people in an area at least 50 percent bigger than Manhattan.
The agencies accuse the companies, all ultimately owned by multimillionaire brothers John and William “Trey” Harris, of predatory lending and misleading advertising.
The Harris brothers offer mortgages without Social Security numbers and
told Texas Monthly they believe the majority of Colony Ridge’s population is undocumented immigrants from Latin America.
And, The Post is told, other federal and state agencies are also investigating the development, including the IRS, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Feds sue developers of ‘colony’ north of Houston accused of being ‘haven for illegal aliens’
Two federal agencies say Colony Ridge’s developers prey on the poor. The development has been called a ‘no-go area’ plagued by crime.
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