A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market.
Posts on social media claimed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had targeted members of Native American nations for detention and deportation. Indeed, as ICE ramped up arrests for deportation,
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday,
Shipments of uranium ore from a revived mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with the mining company, clearing the way for trucks to transport the ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.
A massive drug-running operation, running afoul of state, federal, and tribal law. Now the man the feds say is responsible for a “brazen criminal enterprise” is behind bars after the latest raid targeting illegal pot-growing operations in New Mexico,
Curley was first elected speaker two years ago as a freshman council member. She was the first woman elected to the post.
Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.
Nine congressional Democrats sent a letter to the president urging him to direct ICE agents to "stop harassing" Native Americans.
Navajo Nation officials have said that at least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being detained or questioned by federal law enforcement and asked to prove their
Fire agencies are responding to a fire burning in the Navajo Nation. It started Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21. The Sonsela Butte Fire has burned about 133 acres, according to Navajo Nation Council. The fire is north of Crystal. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said the fire was human caused.
A Farmington woman is facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and child abuse relating to a September 2024 incident on the Navajo Nation. According to court records,
ICE has not responded to CNN's request for comment.Navajo Nation officials have contacted the Department of Homeland Security, the governors of Arizona and New Mexico, and ICE to address the ...