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By Heather Hollingsworth, Joshua Goodman And John Hanna MAYETTA, Kan. (AP) \u2014 The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native Americans over plans to profit from another forced removal: President Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign. A newly established tribal business entity quietly signed a nearly $30 million federal contract in October to come up with an early design for immigrant detention centers across the U.S. Amid the backlash, the tribe says it’s trying to get out of it. Tribal leaders and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security haven\u2019t responded to detailed questions about why the firm was selected for such a big contract without having to compete for the work as federal… <\/p>\n

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By Heather Hollingsworth, Joshua Goodman And John Hanna MAYETTA, Kan. (AP) \u2014 The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native Americans over plans to profit from another forced removal: President Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign. A newly established tribal business entity quietly signed a nearly $30 million federal contract in October to come up with an early design for immigrant detention centers across the U.S. Amid the backlash, the tribe says it’s trying to get out of it. Tribal leaders and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security haven\u2019t responded to detailed questions about why the firm was selected for such a big contract without having to compete for the work as federal... <\/p>\n

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