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Native America Calling: Native Americans caught up in federal crackdown in Minneapolis
Monday, January 12, 2026
Native Americans caught up in federal crackdown in Minneapolis
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are accused of forcefully dragging a Native American man from a car and detaining him during the increasing tensions in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
More than 2,000 ICE agents and other federal officers descended on the city in what the Trump Administration insists is an immigration enforcement action. At least five Native Americans have been detained, several others have had confrontations with ICE agents.
The crackdown is roundly condemned by local and state community leaders. Join Native America Calling to talk to some of those caught up in the action and what more might be in store elsewhere.
Also, hear from the leader of Virginia’s Rappahannock Tribe about their opposition to a plan by county officials to use 9 billion gallons of water from the tribe’s namesake river for a proposed data center, a plan that tribal leaders say was drafted without proper consultation.
Guests on Native America Calling
Little Crow Bellecourt (Bad River), executive director of Indigenous Protector Movement in Minnesota
Shawntia Sosa-Clara (Red Lake Nation descendant), aunt to Jose Ramirez, a 20-year-old descendant of the Red Lake Nation who was detained by immigration agents in Minnesota, according to news reports
Amelia Schafer (Brothertown Indian Nation descendant), North Central Bureau correspondent for ICT News
Anne Richardson (Rappahannock), Chief of Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia
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