ICE is even detaining Native Americans

Maine Morning Star -   ICE officers are arresting and detaining Native Americans, not distinguishing them from Central and South American immigrants.

As a result, tribal nations across the U.S. are encouraging their citizens to always carry their tribal identification cards with them, not just in Minneapolis but around the country.

Since 1780, the U.S. has repeatedly promised in more than 370 treaties with various tribes to always protect the lives of Indigenous citizens. Therefore, this questioning and detaining people without regard to their legal status as U.S. citizens – the first U.S. citizens – is beyond the pale.

... In Redmond, Washington, Northern Exposure actor Elaine Miles (Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon) was detained by ICE and told her tribal ID looked “faked.” In the Southwest, members of the Navajo Nation have been arrested by ICE and detained in Arizona and New Mexico. Tribal members of the Standing Rock Sioux have also been detained by federal immigration officials.

...Tribal officials from many of the country’s 575 federally recognized tribes have condemned the actions. Still, the words are falling on deaf federal ears.

Tribal nations are quickly issuing new tribal citizenship cards to their members, especially to those who live away from the tribe’s lands. It is important to note the majority of Indigenous Americans now live away from their traditional areas, many in urban centers.