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Jilly_in_VA

(13,869 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:31 PM 11 hrs ago

Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis

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 Rahman’s passenger side window while others cut her seatbelt and drag her out of the car through the driver’s 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

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Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago OP
If she already has a TBI, even a small additional head ding can be serious. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #1
I saw photos of this women being dragged by ICE and the sheer terror on her face was staggering. Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #2
Correction Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #3

Irish_Dem

(80,052 posts)
1. If she already has a TBI, even a small additional head ding can be serious.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:37 PM
11 hrs ago

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)
2. I saw photos of this women being dragged by ICE and the sheer terror on her face was staggering.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:40 PM
11 hrs ago

We no longer live in a Democracy. The con artist is running a hostile, Authoritarian regime.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,869 posts)
3. Correction
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:42 PM
11 hrs ago

The con artist is running a FASCIST regime. Look up the definition of fascism in your Funk & Wgnall;s.

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