Alejandra Morales said her husband, Erik Payan, is a good man and the breadwinner of their household. She said he was arrested Monday during an ICE operation.

One person was arrested as part of a Colony Ridge operation targeting "criminals and illegal immigrants," federal authorities announced less than 24 hours after Gov. Greg Abbott said state troopers and federal agents were descending on the neighborhood northeast of Houston.

The development outside of Houston has long drawn the ire of Texas Republicans who claim it’s a haven for undocumented people.