'Many students don't speak English': Texas teacher calls officers to raid his school amid Donald Trump's massive deportation plan

A substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, is under investigation after allegedly calling for immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) officers to raid a local high school, claiming many students "don't even speak English."

The teacher, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, posted on X using the handle @Hookem232, responding to an ICE update about arrests. The post read, "Come to Fort Worth, TX to Northside High School. I have many students who don't even speak English and they are in 10th-11th grade. They have to communicate through their iPhone translator with me. The [US department of education] should totally overhaul our school system in Texas too."


The Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) launched an investigation into the incident, announcing that the substitute teacher would not be teaching while the matter was under review.

"Please be assured that we are taking this situation very seriously and are committed to resolving it as quickly as possible," School board president Roxanne Martinez said, addressing community concerns.

Interim superintendent Karen Molinar also reassured families that the district would stand by its students, emphasising, "We are committed to supporting all families."


This controversy comes against the backdrop of recent federal directives allowing ICE to operate in "sensitive areas," including schools and churches. US President Donald Trump has also proposed deploying 10,000 troops to secure the US-Mexico border, citing the entry of approximately 8 million undocumented migrants in the past four years.

Fort Worth's student population highlights the sensitivity of the issue. Two-thirds of the district's students are Hispanic, and over one-third are English Language Learners (ELL), relying on resources like translators and language support services to navigate their education.

Previous incidents of anti-immigrant sentiments
This is not the first time Fort Worth ISD has faced controversies over anti-immigrant rhetoric among educators.

In 2019, Georgia Clark, an English teacher at Carter-Riverside High School, gained national attention for posting messages on X asking then-President Trump to help remove "illegal students from Mexico" from her school. Clark described the district as "loaded with illegal students" and claimed local and federal authorities had ignored the issue.

Clark also sought "protection from recrimination" and expressed frustration over the lack of support for "whistleblowers." She was later fired after district officials determined her actions were inappropriate.