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ICE looks to WA tribes to house detained immigrants (www.seattletimes.com)

submitted 4 months ago by AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/41803220

As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.

The Nisqually Tribal Council said in a statement Friday evening it learned that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been talking to one of its staff members without consulting the council.

The council said it also discovered ICE has been reaching out to other tribal governments and cities in Washington in an attempt to secure detention space.

For its part, the Nisqually Indian Tribe, whose reservation lies east of Olympia and which has a 288-bed correctional facility built in part with federal funds, is telling ICE no, according to the council.

“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the tribal council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities,” said Tribal Chair E.K. Choke in the statement.

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[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Damn they really must be desperate. I can't imagine tribes saying yes to this...

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I can't imagine the US gubmint, let alone ICE, respecting any wishes of the native populace.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

They're already trying to deport Native Americans

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/14/ice-deport-native-woman/

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm not an expert on this but at least some of the tribes are sovereign nations, right? I don't think they have the authority to tell them what to do.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

There's a few centuries' worth of precedent for the US doing whatever the hell they want regardless of what's "allowed."

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 4 months ago

lol.

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It also surprises me not at all that this administration thought there was a chance of success.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I mean I cannot imagine how unbelievably short sighted it would be of tribes to do this. They've already tried to deport a native woman they're just going to turn on them and throw them in their own facilities. The US Government has never been good to natives and siding with the facists won't change that