DoomsdaysCW<p>'People are scared': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FortPeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortPeck</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalChair</span></a> urges members to carry IDs to avoid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a></p><p>by Nora Mabie Jan 24, 2025</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FortPeckAssiniboine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortPeckAssiniboine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sioux</span></a> Tribal Chairman <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustinGrayHawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinGrayHawk</span></a> on Friday issued a statement urging tribal members to carry their tribal IDs amid growing concern over President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s recent executive orders. </p><p>"Gray Hawk wrote that community members feared the possibility of '(deporting) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> along with Mexicans in the hope that nobody can tell the difference.' </p><p>"When asked if the tribal enrollment office had received an uptick in calls after Trump’s inauguration, Enrollment Officer Twyla Red Eagle said, 'Yes. Yes. Yes.'<br>'Just this afternoon, we had 15 people in here,' she said. 'And people are calling from out-of-state where they had deportations already. … People are scared.'</p><p>"Fort Belknap Indian Community Vice President Judy King on Friday issued a similar statement, advising members to 'keep a copy of your tribal identification card on you at all times.'</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoNation</span></a> Council delegates said they'd been contacted by tribal members in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> who said they were detained by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>, according to the Arizona Republic. </p><p>"On his first day in office, Trump issued a slew of executive orders related to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a>. He declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and said he plans to send U.S. troops to support agents, according to The Associated Press. </p><p>"Trump issued an executive order denying <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USCitizenship</span></a> to the children born in the states of parents living in the U.S. illegally. A U.S. District Judge temporarily blocked the order and as of Jan. 21, 22 states had sued to block the move, according to The Associated Press.<br>To request a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalID</span></a>, visit the Fort Peck Tribes’ enrollment department or call 406-768-2311. The Fort Belknap Indian Community enrollment office can be reached at 406-353-8531 or 406-353-8532."</p><p>Original link:<br><a href="https://missoulian.com/news/local/indigenous/tribal-id-deportation-fort-peck-montana-president-trump-birthright-citizenship/article_4729c4fa-da9f-11ef-b840-cf8dd675ea3c.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">missoulian.com/news/local/indi</span><span class="invisible">genous/tribal-id-deportation-fort-peck-montana-president-trump-birthright-citizenship/article_4729c4fa-da9f-11ef-b840-cf8dd675ea3c.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/uwm9b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/uwm9b</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand</span></a></p>