WATCH: Washington Mom Confronts 16-Year-Old Son Skipping School for Anti-ICE Protest; He Refuses to Get into Car Claiming School Allows it – “It’s My Right!”

A Washington state mother captured on video the moment she confronted her 16-year-old son, who ditched class to join an anti-ICE protest, and his refusal to get into her vehicle, claiming that the protest was school-sanctioned.

The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows the frustrated mom, Rachel, pulling up to the protest site and ordering her son to get in the car, only for him to refuse, insisting it’s his “right” because the school permitted it.

In the footage, the mother can be heard saying, “You’re not skipping school for this sh-t. Get in the car.”

Her son retorts, “No, it is my right,” before walking away.

The mother warns him, “It is not when you are 16. Get in the car right now,” and threatens to call the police, noting that he’s truancy bound.

The boy remains defiant, claiming the school rules allow it. It is unclear if she ever managed to get him into the car.

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‍Mom catches her son skipping school to protest ICE but when she tries to get him to get into the car he refuses. The boys mom then threatens to call the police on him but he tells his mom he can’t get in trouble because it’s in the school rules.‍

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— (@AprilSpark1890) February 6, 2026

Rachel, who went by Miss Squatch on Instagram, has deleted her profile since the incident went viral.

The incident unfolded amid student walkouts all over the nation in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

These student walkouts are part of the “National Shutdown” movement, which began on January 30, calling for Americans to skip work, school, and shopping in protest.

Similar incidents have erupted across Washington, with parents pulling their children from schools over anti-ICE walkouts.

In Auburn, one mom yanked her 7th-grade daughter from Olympic Middle School after students were allowed to disrupt traffic in protest.

A Washington father also removed his son from school, claiming students were pressured to participate.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, a mother in Nebraska is also blaming her child’s high school after the student was struck by a vehicle during an anti-ICE walkout.

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