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

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. “Schools and staff who allow this behavior should be treated as co-conspirators and should not be immune for criminal behavior,” the post stated. ​The video with the governor’s post showed Kyle, Texas, police struggling to arrest two students from Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) during Feb. 2 protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....