Overview
- Rahman says ICE agents dragged her from her car on Jan. 13 while she was driving to a doctor’s appointment, a moment captured on video that has drawn millions of views.
- Her lawyers filed a formal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on Tuesday seeking an investigation of alleged violations of the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
- DHS has publicly disputed core claims in the filing, including that Rahman was denied medical care, and called the complaint “just another smear” against the agency.
- Advocates and legal teams warn that CRCL’s staffing cuts after March 2025 — when the office fell from more than 150 full‑time employees to fewer than 40 — could limit the office’s capacity to investigate and issue remedies.
- The case has raised broader concerns about how federal immigration operations treat people with disabilities and could prompt renewed congressional and public scrutiny of DHS practices and oversight.