Native Americans Rush to Get Tribal IDs Amid ICE Fears, Citing 'Bitter Irony'

• Native Americans are increasingly carrying tribal IDs to prove US citizenship due to fears of being stopped by ICE agents, especially after increased operations in Minneapolis.
• Tribal nations are facilitating the process of obtaining IDs by waiving fees, lowering age eligibility, and speeding up printing.
• This marks the first time tribal IDs are widely used as protection against federal law enforcement, a situation experts find 'terribly frustrating and disheartening'.
• Incidents of Native Americans, including Navajo Nation citizens and actress Elaine Miles, being stopped and questioned by ICE have been reported.
• Tribes like the Oglala Sioux and Standing Rock Sioux are taking action, with the Oglala Sioux banning ICE from its reservation.

Why It Matters: Native Americans are forced to carry tribal IDs to assert their US citizenship amidst heightened ICE enforcement.