Aaliyah Rahman

I pleaded for emergency medical care for over an hour after my vision had become blurry, my heart rate went through the roof, and the pain in my neck and head became unbearable.

It was denied.

When I became unable to speak, my cellmate pleaded for me.

The last sounds I remember before I blacked out on the cell floor were my cellmate banging on the door, pleading for a medic and a voice outside saying, we don't want to step on ICE's toes.

When I opened my eyes at Hennepin County's emergency room, I learned I was brought there to be treated for assault.

The impacts of DHS detention on my physical, mental, and financial wellbeing and safety have been very severe, but I do not deserve more humane treatment than anyone else, US citizen or not.

And I am here today with a strong spirit and a duty to the many people who haven't had the privilege to tell their stories or see their loved ones come home.

I am extremely distressed by the pattern that violence from law enforcement has been happening to black and indigenous communities for centuries and to DHS survivors for over 20 years.

We call ourselves a civilized nation, but we lack rules and accountability around what a person claiming to be law enforcement is permitted to do to another human being.

I am not afraid, and I'm not afraid to keep working on this problem even after ICE is gone.

Thank you for your time.

What the world saw happen to me exactly three weeks ago today on video was a terrible violation.

It is still nothing compared to the horrific practices I saw inside the Whipple Center.

Elon Musk was also in there, and so was your Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, and correspondence that he had with him.

Did you read those new files that were published by the Department of Justice?