Native American tribes say ICE harassing members amid raids

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Native American tribes say ICE harassing members amid raids

Some Native American tribes say tribal members are being harassed by federal immigration agents, while others fear they could be wrongly caught up in immigration raids

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suburban_hillbilly

lemmy.ml

Are you telling me that this isn't just about the rule of law and that we're actually just using this as an excuse terrorize brown people? In ths US?!

Well I never...

..except for the other times.

And by the other times I mean always.

dhork

lemmy.world

The Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico announced that a member was confronted by ICE agents last week and was asked for ID — first in Spanish, although the member spoke English.

In case the racism wasn't obvious enough.

These tribes know what is at stake here. Trump's arguments against birthright citizenship is based on old, invalid arguments that put their own citizenship at risk. Imagine the Supreme Court wiping out citizenship for millions of Native Americans with one decision -- it could happen.

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lemmy.today

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.