Overview
- The tribe’s president said at a Friday news conference that officials have not confirmed that Oglala Sioux citizens were detained by ICE in Minneapolis.
- ICE officials told tribal representatives they found no record of Oglala Sioux detainees at the Whipple Federal Building or transferred elsewhere.
- Earlier in the week, tribal leaders said four men were detained on Jan. 8 with three allegedly moved to Fort Snelling, then later clarified that those assertions were being rechecked.
- DHS denies requesting an immigration agreement from the tribe and says it asked only for names and dates of birth to run checks, countering the tribe’s initial characterization.
- Reports of Native Americans questioned or detained during a broader enforcement surge continue to draw concern, including a filmed Jan. 8 arrest of a Red Lake Nation descendant and heightened scrutiny of Fort Snelling’s historical trauma for Indigenous peoples.