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Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law

The governor was responding to a video showing a student protestor resisting arrest.
Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
High school students protest against ICE outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 14, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
2/3/2026|Updated: 2/3/2026
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for violent student protesters demonstrating against immigration agents, and schools supporting them, to face legal consequences as the state investigates an Austin school district.

​“It’s about time students like this were arrested. Harming someone is a crime—even for students,” Abbott said in a Feb. 3 post on X that attached a video showing a public school student resisting arrest.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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