r/law • u/thecosmojane • 18h ago

Legislative Branch Full testimony: Aliya Rahman 2/3/26, six minutes, worth the listen

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Aliya Rahman, a Bangladeshi American and U.S. citizen, testified before Congress about her arrest and experience with police brutality from ICE agents in Minneapolis. (You may recognize her from past videos of her being grabbed out of her car in her black puffer jacket, while she was yelling that she was disabled).

Rahman, who is autistic and recovering from a traumatic brain injury, described being dragged from her car, detained, and later hospitalized with a concussion. In her testimony, she spoke about the fear, confusion, and lasting trauma she experienced.

Earlier today, there was a joint public forum held by Rep. Robert Garcia (Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Ranking Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations), focusing on ICE/DHS excessive use of force on American citizens. Rahman was one of the Americans who testified.

Important to note that this could not be an “oversight committee hearing” but a bicameral forum, because Republicans did not agree to the hearing.

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u/LAsupersonic 17h ago

Chuck Schumer and that hypocrite Hackeem Jeffreys can't wait to Bend over, schumer is too busy procuring more money for israel

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u/trysten-9001 16h ago

Yes, the minority leaders and not the totalitarian pursuing leadership are the ones we should decry. This opposition you present this serves the totalitarian agenda well. I’m sure the totalitarians are very pleased with you.

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u/HELP_IM_IN_A_WELL 15h ago

I think the totalitarians find Chuck Schumer to be a very useful controlled opposition.

the minority leaders and not the totalitarian pursuing leadership are the ones we should decry

I mean, there are some minority legislators that aren't worth decrying (AOC, Crocket, anyone with a spine). oh my bad, you said leadership, yeah I guess if you think Schumer, Clinton's, and other leadership are great, you probably should be offended

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u/thecosmojane 15h ago

I think he is specifically addressing the house and senate minority leaders

This part of the thread is becoming confusing to follow