An autistic woman pulled from her car during an ICE protest has claimed in a lawsuit that agents openly mocked her disabilities after she was arrested.
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Aliya Rahman is suing the federal government claiming that agents violated her rights during her arrest in January of this year, which was caught in a now viral video.
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Rahman had cried out 'I'm disabled, I'm trying to go to the doctor up there,' as she was arrested by four masked officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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At a press conference on Tuesday, Rahman fielded questions from reporters on her suit which alleges agents committed eight tort claims.
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This includes assault, battery, false arrest and imprisonment, as well as negligence.
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Her suit is seeking an unspecified amount.
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Rahman said: 'This didn't change my worldview, but it definitely changed everything about how I move around the world.
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I'm still dealing with lasting injuries.'
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She is hoping that the suit will help others who claim they also experienced alleged misconduct during what ICE dubbed 'Operation Metro Surge.'
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According to her attorneys, they filed a claim against the government in April but after they did not receive a response they moved ahead with the lawsuit.
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Aliya Rahman is suing the federal government claiming that agents violated her rights during her arrest in January, seen here
Rahman was dragged away in handcuffs after at least three male officials shoved her against the car and arrested her
Her attorney Jessica Gingold said: 'What happened to Aliya is not a result of just a couple of rogue officers.
'It is the result of a lawless and negligent government encouraging and egging on officers who were recklessly and systemically violating the rights of individuals.'
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In video from the scene, Rahman was seen in the driver's seat of her Ford Fusion during a heated argument with ICE agents in standstill traffic.
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A masked officer repeatedly told her to 'move, go' and pointed at the unobstructed road just in front of her car, which would have enabled her to drive away from the scene.
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The federal agent was then seen reaching inside the car and grabbing at her seat belt.
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At that point, Rahman drove forward a few feet.
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There were no officers obstructing her path and it appeared she would have been allowed to leave the scene.
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But she then hit the brakes and a masked cop could be seen directing her to move forward – it was unclear if he wanted her to drive off or pull her car over.
The camera pulled back and an officer could again be seen gesturing for her to move her car away from the scene.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Rahman fielded questions from reporters on her suit which alleges agents committed eight tort claims
A masked officer - standing near the right hand side of the Ford - smashes the front passenger window.
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Rahman began to to drive the sedan away, but agents surrounded the vehicle
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Rahman did not comply with his command and was again directed to move away from the scene.
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A second later, a different masked officer – standing near the right-hand side of the Ford – smashed the front passenger window.
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She was then arrested.
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In the weeks after, Rahman claimed to the Star Tribune she was struggling to lift her arms because her shoulder tendons were torn.
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She claimed that was a direct consequence of agents picking her up by her limbs, and continued to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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After the arrest she claimed in her new suit that agents mocked her disabilities and that while in a cell she suffered 'severe head pain' and 'blurred vision' before going unconscious.
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She claims that agents then waited around 30 minutes after her cellmate reported that she was unresponsive before they called for emergency help.
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A spokesperson for ICE told the Daily Mail: 'ICE does not comment on or discuss matters involving ongoing litigation.'
Rahman, (pictured) is a US-born citizen.
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She is a technologist and social justice trainer who dedicates her time to LGBTQ, immigrant and racial injustice causes
Rahman, a US-born citizen, is a technologist and social justice trainer who dedicates her time to LGBTQ and racial injustice causes, her Tech for Social Justice profile said.
The registered Democrat says she threw herself into activism work while studying aeronautical engineering at Purdue University after two of her cousins were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.
Rahman, who identifies as being genderqueer, was dating a transgender man at the time and claimed that due to the culture in rural Indiana, it was a 'necessity' that she became involved in advocacy work.
The Daily Mail previously revealed that her arrest was not her first run-in with law enforcement, having had several run-ins with police.
Her first traffic offense was in 2009 when she was charged with driving without insurance in Illinois.
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It is unclear how the allegation was resolved and if Rahman was convicted or acquitted.
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She was charged with driving under the influence in 2010, which she pled guilty to, Ohio public records showed.
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She was later found guilty of following too close, stopping improperly at a stop sign, criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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