Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's guest, Aliya Rahman, a US citizen and Minneapolis resident, was arrested by Capitol police during Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Rahman had been removed from her car by immigration agents in January due to alleged undocumented status. During the speech, Rahman stood silently in the gallery before being told to sit down, but refused to obey. She claimed she was standing up in response to Trump's comments about people in her city. Rahman was arrested for unlawful conduct and disruption of Congress, despite warning officers about her injured shoulders. The Capitol police have stated that it is illegal to disrupt the Congress and demonstrate in the Congressional Buildings, and Omar has called for an investigation into the arrest.

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