By Graham Lee Brewer The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week. Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members who were arrested in Minneapolis on Friday have been transferred to an ICE facility at Fort Snelling, President Frank Star Comes Out said in a statement released with a memorandum sent to federal immigration authorities. \u201cThe Oglala Sioux Tribe’s memorandum makes clear that \u2018tribal citizens are not aliens\u2019 and are \u2018categorically outside immigration jurisdiction,\u2019\u201d Star Comes Out said. \u201cEnrolled tribal members are citizens of the United States by statute and citizens of the Oglala Sioux Nation by treaty.\u201d Details about the circumstances… <\/p>\n
By Graham Lee Brewer The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week. Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members who were arrested in Minneapolis on Friday have been transferred to an ICE facility at Fort Snelling, President Frank Star Comes Out said in a statement released with a memorandum sent to federal immigration authorities. \u201cThe Oglala Sioux Tribe’s memorandum makes clear that \u2018tribal citizens are not aliens\u2019 and are \u2018categorically outside immigration jurisdiction,\u2019\u201d Star Comes Out said. \u201cEnrolled tribal members are citizens of the United States by statute and citizens of the Oglala Sioux Nation by treaty.\u201d Details about the circumstances... <\/p>\n