Rep. Ilhan Omar claims State of the Union guest was 'forcibly removed' and arrested for standing during Trump's address

Rep. Ilhan Omar said one of the guests she invited to the State of the Union address on Tuesday was arrested and "forcibly removed" from the House gallery — as she slammed the "heavy-handed" Capitol Police response.

Omar (D-Minn.) claimed software engineer Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her vehicle while driving to a doctor's appointment during a Minnesota anti-immigration protest last month, was hauled out of the House gallery after standing up "silently" during President Trump's address.

"My guest, Aliya Rahman, stood up silently in the gallery during the president's speech for a short period of time, part of which other guests were also standing," Omar said in a statement Wednesday. "For that, she was forcibly removed, despite warning officers about her injured shoulders and ultimately charged with 'Unlawful Conduct.'"