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,
Protesters gathered in the Navajo capital to raise awareness of what they said were threats to their freedoms.
Fear has spread across Navajo communities over a dozen tribal members have been questioned or detained by ICE.
The exact number of Diné/Navajo Nation members who have been detained is unknown, but there have been at least 15 documented cases of people being stopped at their homes or workplaces over the past week, CNN reported on Monday. These individuals were questioned or detained by federal law enforcement, who demanded they provide proof of citizenship.
Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal lands
Navajo Nation Council delegates say they have received reports of ICE agents detaining Navajo Nation citizens and refusing to acknowledge their official U.S. documents.
The Navajo Nation is on edge after some 15 people were reportedly detained or questioned by federal agents at their homes or workplaces as part of President Donald Trump’s much-hyped immigration crackdown.
Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport through tribal lands, adding new safety measures and compensation
Navajo Nation officials have agreed to allow shipments of uranium ore to again cross the reservation. It comes after tribal leaders threatened to turn back trucks hauling ore from a mine near the Grand Canyon last summer.
Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.
The agreement that will allow the mining company to ship ore from its mine near the Grand Canyon to a mill in Utah.