Aliya Rahman, arrested at Capitol: ‘Every time you try to break my body, you fuel my spirit.’

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 701

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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The images of immigration enforcement officials dragging Aliya Rahman from her car when she was trying to get to a doctor’s appointment outraged many Americans, and now she’s been arrested, she says, for standing in the House gallery during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday.

“Would you like to know why I was told that I was removed and arrested? The sergeant of arms told me it was because I …

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