Kristi Noem: ‘ICE does not target, and will not target, Native Americans’

Kristi Noem: ‘ICE does not target, and will not target, Native Americans’

Homeland Security Secretary denies claims that immigration personnel have detained tribal members

Kristi Noem: ‘ICE Does Not Target, and Will Not Target, Native Americans’ - Underscore Native News

RAPID CITY, South Dakota — In a letter addressed to tribal leaders and citizens of federally recognized tribes, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied claims of enrolled tribal citizens being detained by immigration officials and said to date, no ICE operations have occurred on tribal lands.  In Noem’s letter obtained by ICT, she calls the claims of the detainment of enrolled citizens of federally recognized tribes “fa…