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Lawmakers hear #testimony today on several people’s encounters with #DHS agents

3 people at the center of aggressive encounters with #federal #immigration agents are set to testify Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ #UseOfForce during raids.

#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #CivilRights #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/us/testimony-dhs-ice-dc-vis

CNN

These Americans experienced aggressive encounters with Trump’s DHS. Now, they’re telling their stories | CNN

Three people at the center of aggressive encounters with Department of Homeland Security immigration agents are set to testify Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ use of force during immigration raids.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

The brothers & attorney representing the family of #ReneeGood, a 37-yr-old #Minnesota woman who was #murdered when an #ICE agent shot into her vehicle, are also expected to speak at the event, which is organized by Democratic lawmakers — Sen #RichardBlumenthal (CT) & Rep #RobertGarcia (CA).

#AlexPretti #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #authoritarianism #fascism #MafiaState #CBP #Sturmabteilung

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

One testifying is Martin Daniel Rascon, a US citizen & San Bernardino, CA resident who was a passenger inside a car when #ICE & #CBP agents fired gunshots into the vehicle.

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState #Sturmabteilung
https://abc7.com/post/federal-agents-fire-shots-man-during-operation-san-bernardino-police-say/17562097/

ABC7 Los Angeles

Federal agent fires shots at man during operation in San Bernardino, DHS says

Video from inside the man's car shows Customs and Border Protection officers breaking the windows before three shots were fired.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#MarimarMartinez, a #Chicago woman shot by a #BorderPatrol was accused of “aggressively & erratically” chasing & then ramming into a federal law enforcement vehicle. Because it was a load of crap, the charges were dropped. Martinez is suing.

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/03/marimar-martinez-shot-border-patrol-chicago-speaks-out-after-good-pretti-deaths-i-am-their-voice

Chicago Sun-Times

Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'

In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#AliyaRahman, who is autistic & has auditory challenges when many people are talking at once, was brutally dragged from her car by #ICE agents in #Minneapolis. #DHS claimed in a statement that she an “agitator” who “ignored multiple commands by an officer to move her vehicle away from the scene.”

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #authoritarianism #fascism #MafiaState #Sturmabteilung
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aliya-rahman-interview-ice-car-video/

The Nation

ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.

“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

“As an #autistic person, it was particularly difficult to understand what the officers wanted me to do. I personally experience audio sorting challenges as an autistic person. This makes it so that voices near & far are prioritized in the same way, making it difficult for me to figure out who is talking to me. Because of this, I tend to rely on reading lips. You can imagine how difficult it was for me to try to read lips when #ICE officers are completely #masked,” #AliyaRahman said.

#Trump #law

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#AliyaRahman emphasized that, her #disability notwithstanding, this would not have been an easy moment to navigate for anyone. “I think it’s also important to point out that even someone who is not #autistic would have trouble handling that situation. It was chaotic & overwhelming. There was a lot going on & it was happening fast.”
The incident occurred just blocks away from where, a week earlier, an #ICE agent shot & killed #ReneeGood. “I constantly wondered if I was going to die,” Rahman said.

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

After the officers handcuffed her, they lifted her from her hands & her feet & carried her away.

“I do remember facing the ground & feeling pressure on my neck, which, because of my brain injury, was extremely painful for me,” she said.

The viral video ends with Rahman being dragged out & carried away by several officers. What transpired after that wasn’t captured on camera, but #AliyaRahman recalled how quickly things unraveled.

#Trump #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

“After I was violently dragged from my car, I was put in the back of a car with 3 federal agents, where they laughed at me & told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” #AliyaRahman said.

Rahman was then taken to the Whipple Federal Building, where many people are detained after being swept up by #ICE agents. Throughout her detention, Rahman kept reminding the officers that she is autistic & disabled, but no one seemed to care.

#Trump #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

“I was repeatedly denied #medical care, #disability accommodations, & access to a #mobility aid when I asked for my cane. Eventually, I insisted that they look for a wheelchair. When they found one & I was placed in it, I was told that my legs must work if I had been driving,” #AliyaRahman recalled. No one asked for her #ID or proof of #citizenship after she was #detained, #AliyaRahman said, nor was her face scanned.

Rahman eventually fell #unconscious, & so does not know what happened next.

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