Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
The piece describes two related developments: a January 14, 2026 protest by high school students against immigration enforcement outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, documented with a photo credit to Octavio Jones of AFP/Getty Images; and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s call for legal consequences for violent student protesters and the schools that support them, as part of an examination into an Austin school district. Abbott, in a February 3 post on X, said it’s “about time” such students were arrested, arguing that harming someone is a crime—even for students, and attaching a video showing a public school student resisting arrest.
High school students protest against ICE outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 14, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images
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.
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