US EditionRep. Ilhan Omar says her State of the Union guest was arrested for standing during Trump’s speech
Aliya Rahman, a disabled guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar, was arrested for silent protest during the State of the Union and later treated at George Washington University Hospital.
- During President Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday night, Omar's guest Aliya Rahman was removed and arrested after a person in the House gallery began demonstrating at about 10:07 p.m., Capitol Police said she ignored orders to sit.
- Capitol Police argued State of the Union tickets ban demonstrations and said Aliya Rahman was told to sit but refused, while Omar and Rahman said Rahman briefly stood silently as others also stood.
- According to Rahman and interviews, federal agents pulled on her shoulders during the Jan. 13 vehicle incident, and she received treatment at George Washington University Hospital and faces an unlawful conduct charge.
- After the incident, Rahman was released early Wednesday and Omar demanded a full explanation, saying the response 'sends a chilling message' about democracy.
- The incident broadened scrutiny of immigration enforcement because multiple State of the Union guests had prior immigration conflicts, and several Democrats visibly protested during the speech.
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Ilhan Omar's State Of The Union Guest Got Arrested - The American Tribune.com
In some absolutely hilarity from the 2026 State of the Union (SOTU) address that was missed by many because of the much bigger news of Democrats refusing to indicate they would put American citizens over illegals and of Trump sending Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) into a spiralling rage by calling out the “Somali pirates” in Minnesota, one of Ilhan Omar’s SOTU guests was arrested. That came on the night of the address itself, Tuesday, February 24, when …
Omar complains that her guest was roughed up and arrested at Trump’s speech
Rahman was invited by Omar after a prior altercation with federal agents in Minnesota during “Operation Metro Surge” in January. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Rep. Ilhan Omar said Wednesday that a guest she invited to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was removed from the House gallery and arrested by U.S. Capitol Police after briefly standing during the speech. Omar said her guest, software engineer Aliya Rahman, was charg…
Ilhan Omar invited a woman injured by ICE agents to the State of the Union, and Capitol police made sure her night ended in handcuffs
Aliya Rahman, a guest of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, was arrested by Capitol police during President Trump‘s State of the Union address. Rahman is a US citizen living in Minneapolis who was invited by Representative Omar to highlight the impact of immigration enforcement on ordinary people. Back in January, Rahman was forcibly removed from her car and dragged by immigration agents in Minneapolis. According to The Guardian, she had told officers at…
Ilhan Omar cries foul over arrest of her activist guest escorted from SOTU · American Wire News
Minnesota Dem Rep Ihan Omar is crying foul over the alleged mistreatment of her activist guest, who attended President Trump’s historic State of the Union address on Tuesday. Omar claims that Aliya Rahman was standing “silently” when she was “forcibly removed” by Capitol Police. “My guest, Aliya Rahman, stood up silently in the gallery during the president’s speech for a short period of time, part of which other guests were also standing,” Omar …
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