Aliya Rahman Wants To Unmask the ICE Agents Who Dragged Her From Her Car
Aliya Rahman, the disabled Minneapolis resident dragged out of her car and detained by federal immigration agents last January, has tried over and over to get some accountability from the government that harmed her. Today, she filed an assault and false imprisonment lawsuit against the federal government—one she hopes could be “copy and pasteable” onto […]
Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident with a disability, has been fighting for accountability against federal immigration agents who dragged her from her car last January. She filed an assault and false imprisonment lawsuit against the federal government, hoping it could serve as a template for similar cases. Rahman's lawsuit, along with others filed by victims like Carlos Jimenez, who was shot by an ICE agent, and 54 people represented by the ACLU, demand legal restitution for the violence committed by ICE and DHS.
Despite previous attempts at accountability, the federal government has remained unresponsive, leaving Rahman and her supporters frustrated. The identities of the officers involved remain unknown, but through the lawsuit process, they aim to unmask and depose them. As the city of Minneapolis grapples with the aftermath of the ICE operation, known as Operation Metro Surge, Rahman emphasizes the need to address the underlying issues such as cash bail, prison labor, and qualified immunity for police.
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