Racial Targeting: Native Americans
2025 January
2025-01-28 The Navajo Nation in Arizona issued a warning to citizens that dozens of their tribe members were being stopped, questioned, and detained based solely on their appearance.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/us/navajo-detained-ice-indigenous-immigration-trump
https://narf.org/citizenship-immigration-2025/
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/native-american-immigration-raids-navajo-nation
2025 November
2025-11-28 Elaine Miles, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and known for her acting role in Northern Exposure, was detained and questioned by ICE. News outlets reported that when she provided her tribal identification card, ICE accused her of providing a fake ID.
2026 January
2026-01-15 ICE profiled and detained members of the Oglala Sioux tribe.
https://www.kotatv.com/2026/01/14/oglala-sioux-tribe-gives-update-tribal-members-detained-by-ice/
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5688969-oglala-sioux-tribe-demands-action/