A North Carolina teacher is going viral after a series of social media videos where, among other things, she expressed anti–United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and anti-government beliefs, as well as saying that “no human is illegal on stolen land.”
McAlister Huynh, an elementary school teacher who identifies as a “neurodivergent teacher,” posted a series of videos filmed in her classroom. One video features her in a T-shirt that includes lines such as “teaching is political” and “teaching is disruption.” Multiple videos include the caption #ICEOut.
“The actions of ICE are having and will continue to have a lasting impact on all of our students,” Huynh captioned one video on Instagram. “It is our jobs [sic] as educators to speak out against it.”
A Libs of TikTok X post sharing Huynh’s videos had over 260,000 views as of Thursday morning. None of the videos in question feature children or minors. An elementary school in New York recently posted a clip of children participating in an anti-ICE protest in a classroom, and a school in Boston is believed to have done something similar.
McAlister Huynh, an elementary school teacher in North Carolina who calls herself the “Neurodivergent teacher,” films politically-charged videos in her classroom saying:
-“No human is illegal on stolen land”
-“Teaching is political”
-“Defund the police”
-“Abolish ICE”
-“Protect… pic.twitter.com/QLUFUW0pnZ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 11, 2026
As of publication, Huynh had not responded to an Inquisitr News message seeking comment.
Huynh is the latest educator whose social media activity, regardless of her political beliefs, has raised eyebrows. Two California teachers, one in San Diego and the other in Santa Ana, posted controversial TikTok videos within the last two weeks; the San Diego teacher shared and later deleted a video of herself turning the American flag upside down and displaying an “ABOLISH ICE” sign inside her classroom. The teacher in Santa Ana called conservative educators “pathetic and selfish” in her video.
Conversely, a West Chicago elementary school teacher was placed on administrative leave last month after writing “GO ICE” on Facebook. That teacher resigned last week after community members repeatedly questioned why the school district still employed him.
Inquisitr News is not naming any of these educators for safety reasons. We have chosen to name Huynh because she has been vocal about her platform for several years.
ABC News and “Good Morning America” profiled Huynh in November 2020, shortly after she announced on Instagram that she intended to call herself an “accessibility specialist” rather than a special education teacher.
Whatever happened to teaching kids how to read, write, and do math? Parents are paying for an education, not a political seminar. If you want to be an activist, do it on your own time—not on the taxpayer’s dime in a classroom.”
— EGG🪺🐣🥚 (@seunfunmiii) February 11, 2026
“Being disabled is an innate part of our identity, much like race, gender or sexuality,” Huynh told “GMA” at the time. “And our needs as disabled humans aren’t ‘special’ — we have the same human needs as everyone else. We need food to eat, a place to live, community members who love and accept us, a purpose in life. We need the things everyone else can get without thinking to simply be made accessible to us.”
Huynh’s social media feed continues to further the conversation about what should, and should not, be considered appropriate online activity for those involved in education. It is unclear whether Huynh’s videos would violate school or district policies, given that they were filmed on school grounds and in a classroom. It is also unknown whether the district has specific social media guidelines.
The videos highlighted by Libs of TikTok were still available on Huynh’s Instagram page as of publication.
