AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out "targeted enforcement operations" in Austin Sunday, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson. The DEA Houston Division spokesperson confirmed that the agency assisted ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with immigration enforcement. The agency provided resources to ICE in several cities including Austin, according to the spokesperson. "The DEA Houston division assisted the Department of Homeland Security with their targeted enforcement operations today," said Sally Sparks, DEA spokesperson, in a phone call with KXAN. In a X post, the DEA Houston Division confirmed it is working with the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and other federal law enforcement partners on these efforts. A spokesperson for Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said that his office wasn't notified by the White House prior to the operations. In a statement, Doggett said that while he supports secure borders and removing criminal offenders, he opposes the removal of law abiding residents. “Dragnets designed to remove law abiding, tax paying residents, many of whom have been here for years and are parents of American citizen children, do not make us safer; they only make our economy weaker, as much needed construction workers, health aides, and other workers are detained," he said. "Authorizing armed federal immigration agents to enter churches, schools, and hospitals will only create chaos. Like his previous policy deliberately taking children from their mothers, Trump is making cruelty his principal immigration policy.” KXAN has reached out to Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz for their comments on the operation. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers (ERO's) focus on the identification, arrests, detention and removal of individuals unlawfully present in the US, according to ICE. In an article on enforcement and removal operations, ICE said its EROs work with other law enforcement agencies and use "targeted, intelligence-driven tactics" during enforcement. According to ICE's data, there were 25,951 "removals" in the ICE San Antonio office's area during 2024. KXAN is working to get the most recent information and will update this article with those details. This story came from a ReportIt story tip. Send your own story ideas to [email protected] or through KXAN's contact page.