"There are only two things you can do at the State of the Union, and they are sit down and stand up. I was arrested for standing up. I was carried facedown through the streets by my cuffed arms and legs while yelling that I had a brain injury and was disabled. I was never asked for ID. Never told I was under arrest. Never read my rights. And never charged with a crime."
"Last month federal immigration officers in Minneapolis violently dragged Aliya out of her car. She told agents she was disabled, that she had a brain injury, but they ignored her pleas for medical attention. She had been headed to a doctor's appointment when she was dragged out of her car."
Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen, attended the State of the Union as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. She was removed from the chamber and arrested after silently standing during the speech, spending several hours in jail. This incident follows a previous violent encounter where federal immigration officers dragged her from her car without proper procedure, ignoring her statements about having a brain injury and disability. Rahman was never charged in that incident. She testified before congressional Democrats about the earlier arrest and its lasting physical effects on her ability to move her arms normally.
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