NORTHERN MICHIGAN,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Native American tribal leaders across the country, including those in northern Michigan, are issuing warnings and advisories
NORTHERN MICHIGAN,. - - Native American tribal leaders across the country, including those in northern Michigan, are issuing warnings and advisories in response to what they describe as racial profiling by Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
The Native American Rights Fund expressed strong disapproval, with Matthew L. Campbell stating, "We're definitely horrified and disgusted by what is happening." NARF, the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to protecting tribal rights, has been vocal about recent ICE interactions with tribal members."The Native American Rights Fund is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of tribal nations and individual Native people all across the country," said Campbell. Campbell highlighted incidents about Native American citizens by saying, "We're seeing Native American citizens who are being unlawfully detained without probable cause and then being brutalized after the fact when they're being detained and then held for many, many hours." The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians condemned ICE activities, saying, "The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians strongly condemns recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities that have created fear, confusion, and anxiety within Indigenous communities and among minority communities more broadly." Similarly, the Grand Traverse Band issued advisories warning of "practices that have the consequent of including Native Americans." Campbell emphasized, "Basically what is happening is a form of racial profiling and so people are getting detained for the way that they look." With that in mind, NARF, The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and Tribal communities across the country issuing advisories to members. "It's immensely important to I think know your rights and be able to stay calm and if you are in a situation where you're being detained by ICE so that you can let them know, of course, you are a US citizen, if that's the case, and that you don't have to provide them any other information except letting them know who you are," Campbell said.Campbell advised, "You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures, all of these constitutional rights that have been guaranteed for all of the United States citizens, native people have those rights as well and they should be aware of them in these interactions." Sault Tribal Chairman Austin Lowes stated, "We will continue to assert our inherent tribal sovereignty, protect our citizens, and speak out against actions that violate the human rights and dignity of Indigenous people."Friends of the man hit and killed in a suspected DUI crash in Sandy are rallying around his family.They describe 40-year-old Josh Perry as humble, with a passioA semi-truck driver was arrested for recklessly driving, failing to stop for police, and interfering with a peace officer on I-15 in Utah County.According to thA 14-year-old girl was airlifted in critical condition, and five others were injured after an off-road vehicle rolled over in Utah County.Six juveniles were inAfter six teenagers were injured in a rollover crash Friday night in western Utah County, families are being urged to take off-highway vehicle safety seriously.The proposed ICE detention facility in Salt Lake County faces opposition from Mayor Jenny Wilson, who has pledged to use every available resource to prevent its
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