ICE Detains and Holds Four Native Americans, Tribal Leader Says [View all]

Source: Newsweek

"The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.

Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out said in a statement on Facebook that the men, who were homeless and living near the Little Earth housing complex in Minneapolis, home to nearly 1,500 people, many of whom are Native American. The men were taken into custody without their names being recorded, the tribe said. Attorneys for the tribe have contacted Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to determine the men’s location and confirm their identities.

The tribe, based in South Dakota, said it is prepared to provide enrollment records to federal authorities and has issued guidance for members on what to do if detained.

... Newsweek has reached out to ICE, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and the Oglala Sioux Tribe via email on Friday afternoon for comment..."



Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-native-americans-minnesota-minneapolis-oglala-sioux-11339071

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Looked further after reading this thread in GD.

Looks like Ice is cracking down on Native Americans

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220925648

More info here ...

https://ictnews.org/news/five-native-americans-detained-by-ice-during-ongoing-raids-in-minneapolis/

"At least five Native American men have been detained and an unknown number questioned by immigration officers across the Minneapolis area in the midst of what a top official called the “largest immigration raid ever.”

... Minneapolis’ southside, particularly around Franklin Avenue East, has historically been an area for Indigenous people to gather and live. South Side Housing was first taken over by the Indigenous community in 1975, when it became Little Earth, and since then the area has become the center for the Indigenous community. Community members often call Little Earth an urban reservation, Belcourt said.

On Tuesday, ICE agents attempted to enter Little Earth Housing Project property. Little Earth is the first Native American community housing project in the United States. Property managers told ICT they informed ICE that they were not welcome and turned agents away.

... The United States Government’s searchable database of ICE detainees does not allow for the selection of “United States” as an individual’s birth country, making it complicated and impossible to search for citizens detained..."