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Uncle Joe

(64,969 posts)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:03 PM Feb 25

DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address



We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday's State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday and spent several hours in jail following what she describes as an aggressive arrest by Capitol Police — all for silently challenging Trump during the speech.

"There are only two things you can do at the State of the Union, and they are sit down and stand up," says Rahman. "I was arrested for standing up."

Rahman, a U.S. citizen, was violently dragged out of her car and detained by federal immigration officers last month and later released without charge.
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DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address (Original Post) Uncle Joe Feb 25 OP
Arrested for standing up. Indeed. twodogsbarking Feb 25 #1
Enough is enough. orangecrush Feb 25 #2
This is what fascism out in the open looks like. They ripped her shoulders in Minneapolis and did it again, knowing she Evolve Dammit Feb 25 #3
Brave woman. efhmc Feb 25 #4
"Yet she persisted." Gaugamela Feb 25 #5
It's like Republicans wake up every day and think, intheflow Feb 25 #6
There is no... GiqueCee Feb 25 #7

Evolve Dammit

(21,746 posts)
3. This is what fascism out in the open looks like. They ripped her shoulders in Minneapolis and did it again, knowing she
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:22 PM
Feb 25

was disabled. FOR STANDING silently. No signs, no buttons, no nothing. STANDING. This is a culmination of ten years of overt assault on personal liberties. Evil.

intheflow

(30,153 posts)
6. It's like Republicans wake up every day and think,
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 04:15 PM
Feb 25

How shitty can I be as a human being, and how best can I ensure the government will be sued for millions of dollars again and again?

GiqueCee

(3,987 posts)
7. There is no...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 04:17 PM
Feb 25

... manure pit so deep that Republicans won't plumb its depths in their efforts to defile all that is good and decent in America. Ms. Rahman deserves ALL our support.

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