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ICE: Brutality Against Disabled People

Image from The Guardian, of a disabled US citizen, Aliya Rahman, being pulled from her car by ICE agents on her way to a medical appointment.

This page is part of a resource collection: Tracking ICE During the Second Trump Administration.

News: 2026

February 3.   PBS News: WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE.

February 9.   Democracy Now! Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis.

February 21.   Timothy Pratt: US lawmakers seek release of double amputee from Georgia ICE detention.

February 25.   Sara Braun: Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo: Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified.

News: 2025

April 25.   Timothy Pratt: Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails.

May 16.  Gustavo Solis: The plight of a disabled man in ICE custody shows impact of Trump immigration orders.

July 22.   Brittny Mejia: Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas.

October 22.   Reina Sultan: Disabled Immigrants at Notorious California ICE Jail Report Abuse and Neglect.