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Lawmaker says ICE, CBP racially profile and detain tribal citizens; calls Noem's denial "a pure lie"
Summary
A lawmaker said ICE and CBP officers are racially profiling and detaining tribal citizens in their district and that officers fail to recognize tribal ID cards; the lawmaker disputed a letter from "Secretary Noem" denying detentions on tribal lands and called the denial "a pure lie."
A lawmaker said in recorded remarks that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are racially profiling and detaining tribal citizens in the lawmaker’s district and that tribal members fear using tribal identification.
"There are 12 tribal nations in my district," the lawmaker said, adding that they had heard concerns from many tribal citizens that "ICE and CBP are racially profiling tribal citizens and detaining them, people who are indigenous to this country." The lawmaker said some tribal…
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