Rep. Ilhan Omar alleges that Aliya Rahman, a guest at the State of the Union, was ‘forcibly removed’ and taken into custody for standing.
Representative Ilhan Omar stated that one of her guests at the recent State of the Union address was arrested and “forcibly removed” from the House gallery, criticizing the Capitol Police for their “heavy-handed” tactics. Omar (D-Minn.) alleged that Aliya Rahman, a software engineer who previously required medical assistance during anti-immigrant protests in Minnesota, was taken […]