A Minneapolis woman who was pulled from her vehicle and carried through the street by federal agents after they smashed her window in an incident captured in a viral video has filed a tort claim against the government, alleging the officers used excessive force and violated her constitutional rights.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who is autistic and sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2024, was detained on Jan. 13 after she happened upon a federal agent blockade along Park Avenue in south Minneapolis while driving to a doctor’s appointment. Videos of the incident went viral, showing what many say are overly aggressive and poor tactics commonly used by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota over the winter. For many, the effects of the trauma linger…