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4 members of Oglala Sioux Tribe detained by ICE in Minneapolis, president says (www.cbsnews.com)
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The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe said Thursday that he's been "made aware" that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained four of its members in Minneapolis.

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[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Navajo Nation said that dozens of Native Americans were questioned or detained by ICE agents last year, even though Indigenous people can't be deported.

More proof it’s not about finding actual “illegal immigrants”, but racial profiling and societal control.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 4 months ago

Always has been.

Interesting reading about the place these homeless people were arrested at though

Little Earth is 9.4 acre, 212-unit Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized housing complex located in the urban industrial core of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Little Earth was founded in 1973 and remains the only American Indian/Native preference project-based Section 8 rental assistance community in the United States.