US EditionRep. Ilhan Omar's State of the Union Guest Removed, Arrested During Speech
Aliya Rahman, a guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar, was arrested for unlawful demonstration during the State of the Union, citing ICE accountability and violating congressional rules.
- On Tuesday night, Aliya M. Rahman, 43-year-old Minneapolis resident and guest of Representative Ilhan Omar, was removed from the chamber and arrested for disruption during President Donald Trump's State of the Union.
- Rahman protested to demand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement face legal accountability after federal agents dragged and detained her last month in Minneapolis, MN.
- Witnesses report officers handled Rahman roughly until other gallery attendees and Capitol staff intervened; she was taken to George Washington University Hospital and later booked by U.S. Capitol Police.
- She spent several hours in custody and was booked before being released early the next morning, receiving hospital treatment; Representative Ilhan Omar called for a full explanation and said Rahman was treated aggressively, while U.S. Capitol Police cited State of the Union tickets prohibiting demonstrations.
- Observers noted such guest arrests at the State of the Union are nearly unheard of, and advocates say Rahman's arrest renews scrutiny of ICE practices after last month's viral detention video.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar claims State of the Union guest was ‘forcibly removed’ and arrested for standing during Trump’s address
Rep. Ilhan Omar said that one of the guests she invited to the State of the Union on Tuesday was arrested and “forcibly removed” from the House gallery — as she slammed the “heavy-handed” Capitol police response. Omar (D-Minn.) claimed software engineer Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her vehicle while driving to a...
Ilhan Omar: Why was my State of the Union guest arrested?
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota wants to know why her State of the Union guest was arrested. Omar said Aliya Rahman of Minneapolis briefly stood in silence during Trump’s speech, along with other guests, but was forcibly removed, despite warning officers about injured shoulders. Rahman was taken to the hospital for treatment and later charged with unlawful conduct, disruption of Congress. “The heavy-handed response to a peaceful guest se…
Disabled activist speaks out after arrest for 'standing up' at Trump's State of the Union
The images of immigration enforcement officials dragging Aliya Rahman from her car when she was trying to get to a doctor’s appointment outraged many Americans, and now she’s been arrested, she says, for standing in the House gallery during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday...
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