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"Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are demanding the immediate release of
tribal citizens held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and are
pushing back on federal conditions for information about their whereabouts.
Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out said in a memorandum to Department of
Homeland Security officials that three of four tribal members detained during
immigration enforcement activity in Minneapolis remain in ICE custody at the
Fort Snelling facility, a site with historical significance for Indigenous
people. One of the four has since been released.
Comes Out said the tribe sought detailed information from federal authorities
about the detainees’ identities and legal status, but was provided only first
names and was told additional information would be released only if the tribe
agreed to enter into a formal “immigration agreement” with ICE. Tribe officials
said they have no intention of signing such an agreement.
“The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s memorandum makes clear that tribal citizens are not
aliens and are ‘categorically outside immigration jurisdiction,’” Comes Out
said in a statement. He emphasized that tribal members are U.S. citizens by
statute and citizens of the Oglala Sioux Nation by treaty, and should not fall
under immigration enforcement authority."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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