“Rebel Without a Pause” finally answers the background questions of Amina’s ICE article while bringing Amina’s past experience into the present. Once the ICE raid begins, “Rebel Without a Pause” takes its time in showing how quickly ICE targets various individuals and how Amina tries to protect her fellow students and the school's guidance counselor. Meanwhile, although Amina and Khalil are not on the best of terms in the aftermath of Coop’s explosive dinner party, their bond is still present, as Khalil stands by Amina’s side when ICE arrives, because something this serious means that any petty fight they may have had is irrelevant in the face of real danger.