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Lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but tribal leaders came to Capitol Hill seeking solutions.
President Joe Biden delivered a combative State of the Union that laid out his achievements and baited Republicans for not doing more.
Cronkite News: Border crossings drop amid debate in Congress (February 16, 2024)
Border encounters plunged from record highs of more than 300,000 in December 2023 to 176,205 in January 2024, a decline of 42 percent. 
Cronkite News: Bipartisan immigration and border bill faces uncertain future (February 6, 2024)
The Republican Speaker of the House said the bill is “dead on arrival” even before seeing it. 
Cronkite News: Tohono O’odham Nation criticizes border wall construction (November 2, 2023)
The leader of the Tohono O’odham said construction of a border wall on his tribe’s territory has caused irreversible damage. 
President Joe Biden says his administration has no choice but to allow federal funds to be used for a project along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Thousands of migrants, many of whom are seeking asylum as they escape violence, extreme poverty, and oppression, are stopped at the U.S. border.
The first and only Native council member in California’s largest city is calling on his colleagues to step down for making racist and offensive statements about Indigenous people.
Charges laid against Native woman reported as missing in Canada (August 8, 2022)
Dawn Walker has been accused of faking her disappearance and that of her child in a case that attracted widespread attention in Canada. 
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (June 29, 2022)
The U.S. Supreme Court released a long-awaited decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, a contentious case affecting tribal sovereignty. 
Democrats and Republicans presented very different views of human trafficking and how to address the problem at hearing in the nation’s capital.
The nation’s highest court is set for another tribal sovereignty showdown as the state of Oklahoma continues efforts to weaken a landmark treaty rights decision.
Native America Calling: Indigenous farmworkers (March 31, 2022)
Numbers are hard to come by, but one survey found the number of Indigenous farmworkers in California alone reached 140,000. 
A Native woman is speaking out after a video showing her confronting Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) has drawn millions of views, and sparked outrage, on social media.
Native America Calling: A new direction on borders and immigration (February 8, 2021)
What does the Joe Biden administration mean for future immigration policy and the treatment of Indigenous people who cross the border? 
Day 1 of the Joe Biden administration: Actions affecting Indian Country (January 20, 2021)
From re-examining the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument to helping tribal nations restore their homelands, the Joe Biden administration will hit the ground running. 
Crushing Colonialism: Colonizer theft of Indigenous children (November 17, 2020)
Children have been stolen from Indigenous communities for generations. 
Cronkite News: Supreme Court to hear Trump border wall case (October 20, 2020)
Can President Trump use military funds for the wall along the U.S. border? The Supreme Court is set to decide.
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