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Aliya Rahman Says She Was Denied Care After ICE Dragged Her From Car in Minneapolis While DHS Calls Her an Agitator

Her account of denied care conflicts with DHS portraying her as an agitator.

Overview

  • A widely viewed video shows masked officers smashing a window, cutting a seatbelt and pulling Rahman from the driver’s seat as she says she is autistic, disabled and en route to a traumatic brain injury appointment.
  • Rahman says she was taken to a detention center, repeatedly asked for a doctor, lost consciousness and was later treated at a hospital, with her counsel reporting injuries consistent with assault and her release.
  • DHS says she ignored commands to move her car and was arrested for obstruction, with officials reporting six additional detentions and not specifying whether she was charged.
  • Officials say agents were in the area to arrest a 20-year-old Ecuadorian man on an immigration case, as protests continue over the earlier fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
  • State and city leaders criticize a large federal surge in the Twin Cities that DHS describes as its biggest immigration operation, and an ICE official says about 60 people have been arrested for interference.