DPS OPERATION IN NAVASOTA INVOLVES I.C.E. AGENTS

  

The Texas Department of Public Safety says an operation in Grimes County was targeting commercial and non-commercial vehicle equipment violators.

However, the DPS has also confirmed multiple suspects have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

More than a dozen state troopers were in Grimes County, Thursday, conducting the joint task force operation.

DPS Sergeant Jimmy Morgan says they were conducting a task force operation in both Brazos and Grimes Counties, identifying vehicles and drivers who may be in violation of state laws or federal commercial vehicle regulations.

Morgan says it is policy to reach out to federal immigration officers if troopers have reasonable suspicion of a person unlawfully in the United States. He says because of that, ICE was on standby for Thursday's operation.

The Navasota Police Department and Grimes County Sheriff's Office did not assist with the operation.

KBTX-TV in Bryan has reported numerous people were seen being handcuffed and placed in a white van.

ICE has not commented on the operation.

Morgan says the number of citations given out to drivers is unknown at this time.