A Texas soccer fan says she was kicked out of Q2 Stadium during an Austin FC game after wearing a shirt that read “Abolish ICE.” The woman filmed herself while leaving the stadium and accused the venue of removing her over the message on her shirt, calling the decision a disgrace and saying she would not return.
In the video, the woman says she had just been ejected from Q2 Stadium because of what she was wearing. “So I have just been kicked out of the Q2 Stadium for wearing an Abolish ICE shirt,” she says.
She then calls on other soccer fans to boycott the stadium, accusing it of “bending the knee to a tyrannical government.” She also says she is “so disgusted” with FC and repeats that she will never return.
The woman shared the video on Instagram through @danielasilvatx. In the accompanying caption, she said the shirt was a @parkerwoodlandband shirt featuring the words “Abolish ICE” and claimed a security guard told her that ICE agents were inside the stadium.
She also said she would be arrested if she returned to the property within the next 12 months. The video itself does not show the moment she was removed or independently establish why stadium staff asked her to leave.
Internet Reacts to Texas Fan’s Abolish ICE Shirt Ejection
The footage was later reshared on X by @LongTimeHistory, where commenters questioned both the stadium’s alleged decision and the woman’s account. One commenter mocked the situation, writing, “American heroes terrified of some words on a shirt.”
Another took the opposite view, arguing that the woman may have known the stadium’s rules, writing, “She already knows the code of conduct dress code policy at all MLS stadiums. She was ready to make the video after it happened. Agree or disagree with law enforcement, this is engagement farming and nothing else.”
Other commenters debated whether the woman could take legal action. One simply wrote, “Sounds like she can sue.” Another questioned whether the First Amendment would protect her message at the stadium, writing, “Doesn’t the City of Austin own the land and building of this stadium? All political messages are protected by the First Amendment.”
Meanwhile, another commenter remained skeptical of her account, writing, “I’m calling BS on this one. She has a cell phone and didn’t record even 2 seconds of her getting kicked out. We all know she would have if true.”
Anti-ICE messaging has appeared at Q2 Stadium before. FOX 7 Austin reported that fans held anti-ICE banners in the stands during a June 2025 home game against the New York Red Bulls.
