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A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media.
Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a detention center where she was denied medical care and lost consciousness. The Department of Homeland Security said she was an agitator who was obstructing ICE agents conducting arrests in the area.
That video is the latest in a deluge of online content that documents an intensifying immigration crackdown across the midwestern city, as thousands of federal agents execute arrests amid protests in what local officials have likened to a federal invasion.
Rahman said that she was on her way to a routine appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when she encountered federal immigration agents at an intersection. Video appears to show federal immigration agents shouting commands over a cacophony of whistles, car horns and screams from protesters.
In the video, one masked agent smashes Rahmans passenger side window while others cut her seatbelt and drag her out of the car through the drivers side door. Numerous guards then carried her by her arms and legs towards an ICE vehicle.
https://apnews.com/article/aliya-rahman-minneapolis-ice-arrest-videos-b277e328a2053fde361c6a74295efb06
She repeatedly asked for medical help. They finally took her to an ED when she passed out. How nice of them
Irish_Dem
(80,052 posts)And throwing her around bounces the brain back and forth against the skull walls.
She should not be manhandled in the least.
Quiet Em
(2,565 posts)We no longer live in a Democracy. The con artist is running a hostile, Authoritarian regime.
Jilly_in_VA
(13,869 posts)The con artist is running a FASCIST regime. Look up the definition of fascism in your Funk & Wgnall;s.