Arrested Activist: Was My SOTU Arrest Retaliation?

0:00Reporting from The Daily News, now, I'm Corey, with the latest UK headlines brought to you by NordVPN. If you use public Wi-Fi or care about your privacy online, NordVPN helps keep your connection, secure across all your devices, links in the episode description. Aliyah Raman, a 43-year-old software engineer for Minneapolis, attended President Trump's State-of-the-Union Address as a guest of Representative Ilhan Omar. He ended up arrested by Capitol Police for what they called Disrupting Congress by standing up during the speech. Police stated that Raman began demonstrating and ignored orders to sit down, violating guest rules in the House Chamber. Raman insists she stay completely silent with her arms at her sides and no signs or gestures, noting that many other guests stood at various. Points, including for a birthday shout-out to a World War II veteran. Raman has a history of activism and racial justice, LGBTQ rights, and labor issues.

1:02Earlier this year, she suffered a traumatic brain injury and was heading to a doctor's appointment when immigration agents pulled her from her car in, a traffic stop, injuring her shoulders further. In testimony before Congress, on February 3rd, she described the severe physical, mental, and financial toll of her detention by Homeland Security, agents. She believes her arrest at the speech was retaliation linked to that incident and her connection to Omar. Legal aid from the MacArthur Justice Center is now supporting Raman as questions linger over what exactly counts as a disturbance under House rules, especially when others stand without issue. Especially when others stand without issue. She believes her arrest at the speech was retaliation linked to that incident and her connection to Omar. Legal aid from the MacArthur Justice Center is now supporting Raman as questions linger over what exactly counts as a disturbance under House rules, especially when others stand without issue. She believes her arrest at the speech was retaliation linked to that incident and her connection to Omar. Legal aid from the MacArthur Justice Center is now supporting Raman as questions linger over what exactly counts as a disturbance under House rules, especially when others stand without issue.