A Texas teacher sparked outrage after calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to attack his own students because they “don't even speak English.”
The teacher, who goes by X @HookEm232 but has not been identified by officials, prompted an investigation by the Fort Worth Independent School District following his social media posts.
The teacher was responding to a daily update from ICE announcing the number of arrests and detentions the agency had made against illegal immigrants during President Trump's crackdown in his first week back in office.
“You all need to come to Fort Worth, Texas, to Northside High School,” the teacher wrote. “I have a lot of students who don't even speak English and who are in grades 10 to 11.
“They have to communicate with me through their iPhone translator. The Department of Education should also completely overhaul our Texas school system.”
In another post on his account, the teacher responded to a tweet highlighting a North Carolina teacher who vowed to fight Trump's anti-DEI decisions this week.
“I teach these damn libtards every day and that's what I don't talk to anyone at work about except the kids,” he replied.
A teacher at Northside High School in Fort Worth, Texas, sparked outrage after urging ICE agents to attack his own students because they 'don't even speak English'
The teacher, who went by @HookEm232 on
In another post to his account, the teacher responded to a tweet highlighting a North Carolina teacher who vowed to fight Trump's anti-DEI executive orders, calling such critics “libtards.”
The teacher's inflammatory messages against his own students came after a Trump administration directive allowing ICE agents to raid “sensitive areas.”
This includes hospitals, schools and churches.
Within hours of the X-posts coming to light, Fort Worth Independent School District President Roxanne Martinez said in a statement that the district was launching an investigation.
“We are aware of a recent social media post referencing North Side High School that was allegedly made by a substitute teacher and has raised concerns among the Fort Worth ISD community,” the statement said .
'We are taking this matter very seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation to understand the circumstances and ensure appropriate action is taken.
“Per district protocol, the employee will not be on campus during the investigation. We strive to maintain a positive and supportive environment for all students.”
The teacher's emphasis on ICE targeting its own students stands in stark contrast to some liberals who have vowed to fight Trump's deportation efforts.
Social media has seen a wave of “warning messages” warning communities in cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles of possible ICE raids in their areas.
President Trump's new Border Czar, Tom Homan, this week warned local governments that may have similar ideas, saying they could face criminal charges if they try to protect illegal immigrants from detection or deportation by federal authorities.
A memo sent Tuesday by Trump appointee and acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove reiterated the threat, saying, “Federal law prohibits state and local actors from opposing, obstructing, or otherwise failing to comply to lawful immigration-related orders and requests.”
Arrests and deportations already started on Tuesday The number of illegal immigrants arrested has since risen to more than 2,000 in Trump's first week.
The teacher's inflammatory messages against his own students came after a Trump administration directive allowing ICE agents to raid 'sensitive areas' including hospitals and schools
It comes as another 1,500 active-duty troops arrived at the southern border on Thursday
Thursday morning also marked the start of Trump's move to send the US military to the southern border, with 1,500 active-duty troops arriving early in the day.
The Pentagon confirmed that the 1,000 Army soldiers and 500 Marines deployed in the South include those from military police units, as well as combat engineers and intelligence specialists to help track and monitor illegal border jumpers.
The additional active-duty troops, which will be in addition to the approximately 2,500 troops already stationed along the border, will also help build barriers along the border and provide air power for deportations.
More than 5,400 migrants currently held in the US will be flown out of the country by the military in a show of force ahead of Trump's first days in the White House.
As part of the effort, four C-17 and C-130 military aircraft were moved this week to El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, an official told Task & Purpose.
One of these planes was dramatically turned away on Thursday to deport a new wave of migrants after the Mexican government blocked the move.
Mexican authorities on Thursday prevented a US military plane from deporting illegal migrants, amid rising tensions between the two nations
President Trump's tough border czar, Tom Homan, warned that local governments seeking to protect illegal migrants from deportation forces could now face criminal charges
Trump plans to send a total of 10,000 active-duty troops to the border.
While visiting natural disaster sites in North Carolina and California on Friday, Trump issued a stern warning to illegal immigrants with criminal records, saying, “We'll take them out first.”
A senior official in the Trump administration released exclusive deportation and arrest figures to DailyMail.com the same day, with shocking details of the worst criminals who had slipped through the net.
Among the worst of the worst picked up by ICE on Friday was Cesar Augusto Polanco, 59, a Dominican Republican national who was living free in Boston despite a criminal conviction for manslaughter.
