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indigenous-issues1 month ago•12 min saved

ICE custody at Fort Snelling renews Indigenous sovereignty concerns

Three enrolled Oglala Sioux Tribe members detained by ICE in Minneapolis were transferred to Fort Snelling, a site with painful history of Dakota internment, prompting tribal leaders to call the detentions illegal and press for their release while questioning the legal basis. Advocates say the case reflects a broader pattern of ICE policies that fail to recognize tribal citizenship and sovereignty, linking contemporary detentions to historic Indigenous displacement and colonization.

via dailyastorian.com|

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immigration1 month ago•11 min saved

ICE Detains Oglala Sioux Members at Fort Snelling, Echoing 1862 Indigenous Camp History

Four Oglala Sioux Tribe members were swept up by ICE, with three remaining jailed at a facility at Fort Snelling in Minnesota, a site tied to the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War where Indigenous detainees suffered and many died; the report frames these detentions as part of ICE’s broader campaign of racial profiling against nonimmigrants.

via Democracy Now!|

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us-news1 month ago•5 min saved

Oglala Sioux Tribe Seeks Release of Members Detained by ICE in Minneapolis

The Oglala Sioux Tribe says three of four enrolled tribal members detained by ICE at a Minneapolis homeless encampment have been moved to an ICE facility at Fort Snelling, arguing tribal citizens are U.S. citizens not subject to immigration jurisdiction and calling for their release and a meeting with federal authorities; DHS has not commented.

via KTVB|

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