A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media.

Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a detention centre where she was denied medical care and lost consciousness. The Department of Homeland Security said she was an agitator who was obstructing ICE agents conducting arrests in the area.

That video is the latest in a deluge of online content that documents an intensifying immigration crackdown across the midwestern city, as thousands of federal agents make arrests amid protests against what local officials have likened to a "federal invasion."

Rahman says she was on her way to a routine appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when she encountered federal immigration agents at an intersection. Video appears to show agents shouting commands over a cacophony of whistles, car horns and screams from protesters.

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[–] 181 points 8 months ago (5 children)

So ICE have murdered one person, shot another, thrown a flash bang and tear gas into a car full of children who then had to be hospitalized, attacked high schools where they beat staff and gassed students, gassed protestors, gone door to door breaking into houses and dragging out the occupants to be disappeared, pointed guns directly at citizens' heads... and that's just what one Canadian has seen from Minneapolis in the last few days. I have friends in Minneapolis and it pains me to see that great city being terrorized daily by this fascist government.

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  • [–] 67 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    They murdered way more than that, no one gave a shit about the murders until it happened to a white lady. And really they been murdering for years. They just do the standard shithead “I’m technically within the letter of the rules so you can’t tell on me” shit where they game the system (that they set up).

    Case in point: the tactic used by the guy who shot the white lady was not one of the recent hires. He’d been with ice for years and before that with border patrol. So why is he stepping in front of cars, especially when apparently he had an incident stepping behind a car somewhat recently that almost caused him grave injury? Oh and also it’s against DHS policy for agents to stand in front of, behind, or reach into vehicles:

    People make mistakes but surely someone went over policy while debriefing the incident where he got dragged by a car or whatever. So why’d he do it again? Oh probably because border patrol does it regularly because if they purposely put themselves in danger it gives them an excuse to use lethal force with plausible deniability and basically never gets looked into because the overwhelming majority of the US populace couldn’t give a single shit about brown people being murdered:

    Also note that in this internal review cbp points out what many have pointed out in the aftermath of this: a bullet won’t stop a car, shooting at a car runs a tremendous risk of hitting other people as it’s likely to be in a populated area, and even if you’re successful in incapacitating or killing the driver you’ve basically just created a several thousand pound missile that’s still barreling towards you (and others) with no feasible way to stop safely (which is exactly what happened here. Also note this review finds 15 cases of discharge, several of which resulted in occupants being struck.

    This shit has been going on for ages and the apathy towards it in the past is part of what created the conditions for it. It’s escalating, for sure, but it’s not new at all

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  • [–] 35 points 8 months ago

    Lots of people cared, the media just barely touched it so most people didn't know. I do appreciate you spreading the information because more people do need to learn about it.

    Abolish DHS/ICE immediately and lock up anyone even remotely related. And probably hang Kristy Gnome.

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  • [–] 164 points 8 months ago (13 children)

    Jews dragged from their homes by Gestapo were German citizens also.

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  • [–] 86 points 8 months ago (12 children)

    The migrant vs citizen thing is the thinnest of pretences.

    Sooner or later theyll just say theyre getting rid of anyone they dont like, say something about purity or whatever.

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  • [–] 47 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    They are already mounting a Supreme Court Challenge to birthright Citizenship, and reviewing citizenship documentation for others.

    Bottom line: If you weren't BORN here of American citizens parents, they want you gone.

    When they're done dealing with those people, they'll start looking at other demographic groups.

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Bottom line: If you weren’t BORN here of American citizens parents, they want you gone.

    Except for Musk and Melania and all of their in group.

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  • [–] 99 points 8 months ago (47 children)

    To anyone who didn’t vote last year because they didn’t like the democrats position to a 100%:

    I hope you are happy with what you have enabled. You must feel quite clever right now❤️

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  • [–] 51 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    I hate the establishment Dems, neo-liberals suck. But I still voted for them because the actual Fascists and Nazis were unconscionable.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    200 NGOs Oppose Biden’s Historic Expansion of ICE Detention System: "Detention should not be about politics."

    ICE records show Biden admin plans could give Trump a head start on deportations

    President Biden Signs Anti-Immigrant Spending Bill Reaching Trump-Era Highs

    Biden’s Emergency Funding Proposal Seeks $14 Billion for Immigration System From Congress

    Tom Homan - Border Czar was originally appointed by Obama

    Keep in mind, these democrat moves to bolster ICE were happening while the right was blatantly telegraphing their moves to immediately weaponize ICE once they took power. Project 2025 came out and promised to use ICE to plunder and abuse Americans. Biden and team then spent the next 4 years not only failing to prepare for Trump, but preemptively strengthening the mechanisms Trump would eventually use to carry out project 2025. The democrats are controlled opposition.

    Sure, maybe we wouldnt be seeing this intense of immigration enforcement if Kamala were in charge, but if she were, she'd be working behind the scenes to ensure the right had all the tools they needed when the time was right.

    The democrats are controlled opposition and the American electoral system is kabuki theater. The fascist descent is the only logical conclusion to the American political experiment- which was predicated on the wholesale genocide of Native American Indians and quickly pivoted to enslaving an entire continent.

    You realize what the only logical conclusion to your "pragmatic liberal utilitarianism" is, right? I give it 4 years before youre chiding leftists for not voting for dem candidate Ted Cruz as he campaigns against republican candidate Mecha Hitler. Youll still see nothing wrong with that. You will sell out the victims of American Imperialism to buy yourself 4 more years of political waffling - just as you did with Palestinians.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    BuT TeH GeNoCiDe D:

    Great job, now we have genocide AND this bullshit. Thank you so much for saving Palestine! You fucking did it, I guess.

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    The images speak for themselves, but every boot-sniffing, spineless suburbanite who conflates what ICE is doing with "law enforcement" and "protection" from "criminals" should take a good hard look at exactly where that leads. Every time.

    It's this right here. Uniformed thugs with rifles getting rid of State-declared "undesirables."

    "But they wouldn't come after me." They tell themselves, as that old quote goes.

    The cops are doing this too, to the surprise of nobody. I guess terrorism isn't against the law anymore, as long as you've got a uniform and an acronym, apparently.

    The fact anybody's okay with ANYBODY being treated like this on their own soil is a mirror into the rotten depravity that's taken root in their souls.

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  • [–] 37 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    They never tell the truth. Everyone they kidnap and assault is protester in their mind.

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    [–] 28 points 8 months ago

    We should stop saying detained or arrested if the agents fail to identify themselves properly.

    Grabbed is the lightweight but accurate one.

    Snatched, kidnapped, abducted all fit.

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  • [–] 24 points 8 months ago

    ICE in background trying to cover cameras.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    That’s disturbing. If a U.S. citizen can be treated like that, it raises serious questions about due process, accountability, and how often this kind of mistake happens. People deserve answers, not silence.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    If you have an accent or if your skin is a shade darker than Owen Wilson's, you're not actually a US citizen. Rights are for whites only.

    For the love of Zoroaster, I hope I don't need a /s for this.

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    [–] 20 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    enough of this illegal racist GOP-sponsored brutality!

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    [–] 15 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Ok, I will say it: this is nothing new. Even the scale is not that new. During the protests after George Floyd murder we have seen police shoot rubber bullets at people indiscriminately, 20 people suffered serious eye injuries. In 2024 police killed 1200 people. Between 2022 and 2024 15.000 people died in prisons. We have seen police target random people for illegal stops all the time, they would arrest people under false pretenses (arresting only for resisting arrest for example) all the time, drag people out of their cars, beat them up and torture them all the time and they would almost never face any consequences. Yet watching videos from ICE raids it looks like people still believe the are somehow protected from violence, that ICE will respect their rights, that if they are US citizen they have some immunity to all this. Were people ignorant of all the police violence all this time? Don't they realize ICE can and will simply kidnap them, beat them up and drop them off somewhere without consequences? Because they do look surprised when it happens when it's the least surprising thing there is. It's shocking, yes, police violence in US was always shocking, but it's not surprising. Would you be surprised that a biker gang beat you up after you insulted them?

    My point is that if you're interacting with ICE you should be aware that they will murder you if then can find an excuse and that you don't have any rights. If you're protesting protest peacefully and avoid interactions. If you want to confront them do it like you would confront a violent street gang. It's baffling that people get tough with ICE and then are surprised they got hurt.

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    [–] 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    This is a constitutional violation. These masked thugs need to go to jail. Sue sue sue. Nothing gives them the authority to stop US citizens.

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    [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Can we stop playing along with the narrative that this has anything to do with immigration, can't believe this country that boasts about freedom so much is full of bootlicking idiots who are supporting this facist bullshit

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    [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, but is she sufficiently white?

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