Overview
- Federal prosecutors chose not to file a criminal case against Aliya Rahman over her arrest during last month’s State of the Union, her attorney said.
- U.S. Capitol Police said Rahman was removed for demonstrating, ignored orders to sit, and was arrested under D.C. Code §10-503.16 for disrupting Congress.
- Rahman said she stood silently without making noise or gestures, reported being handled roughly, was taken to George Washington University Hospital, and was later booked.
- Attorney Jessica Gingold said Rahman committed no crime and described lasting harm from the arrest, while Rep. Ilhan Omar called for a full explanation from authorities.
- Rahman, a U.S. citizen with autism and a traumatic brain injury, was also detained by ICE in Minneapolis in January in a separate incident that continues to draw scrutiny.