‘Absolute animals’: Shocking video shows anti-ICE high-schoolers pummeling man wearing MAGA hat

A man wearing a MAGA hat in Texas was beaten by several high-school age students who were part of an anti-ICE protest Monday – with the Trump supporter somehow keeping hold of his cap during the melee.

With various camera angles of the brawl, police in Buda, Texas, say the incident is under investigation.

As The Blaze reported, the fight began as verbal jousting between the adult male and a juvenile female, according to police.

The Buda Police Department said a Hays County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer at Moe and Gene Johnson High School in Buda indicated that students were conducting a “walkout” protest. Buda is about 20 minutes southwest of Austin.

BREAKING: Students in Hays Consolidated School District (TX) just ATTACKED a teacher during a so-called “peaceful” ICE protest walkout.

Absolute animals.

These kids mobbed and assaulted staff—skipping class to push radical leftist activism. Most can’t even read at grade… pic.twitter.com/HDqyfLCDBq

— Reverend Jordan Wells (@WellsJorda89710) February 3, 2026

After the man made his way back to a nearby vehicle, one students shouted, “Hey, you want another ass-beating, come on out!”

Police say the man was in a vehicle when he verbally argued with the girl – and then things got physical, Blaze News reported. One clip recorded from a distance shows what appears to be the adult male on the street swinging at a female as they move from the street to the sidewalk and to the grass.

Law enforcement say they expect to make some arrests in the aftermath of the incident.