WASHINGTON — Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman on Thursday filed a complaint against the Department of Homeland Security over federal immigration enforcement officers’ “brutal tactics and conduct” toward her in January, when they inexplicably dragged her out of her car on her way to a doctor’s appointment.
Rahman, whose violent arrest was captured on video and went viral, filed a Federal Tort Claims Act claim, alleging unlawful use of force and detention by DHS agents. It’s essentially an administrative complaint, but it is the first step necessary for bringing a lawsuit against the federal government, which Rahman intends to do.
Here’s a copy of her complaint, first obtained by HuffPost:
“The federal officers’ brutal tactics and conduct during her arrest and detention on January 13th were flagrantly illegal, violating, among other laws, the Constitution, disability law, and agency regulations and policies related to disability accommodations, use of force, arrest practices, detention practices, and provision of medical care,” reads the complaint, submitted on Rahman’s behalf by her legal team at The MacArthur Justice Center and Minnesota-based attorney Al Gerhardstein of Friedman Gilbert + Gerhardstein.
