In 2025, the Trump administration's intensified immigration enforcement targets not only newcomers but also Indigenous people, revealing deep-rooted violence in American politics.
It’s targeting all indigenous people. Trump just got around to including the ones born here in the United States. Good article, but this latest move is confirmation that the division or rankings that exist in native communities exist in our heads. All the colonizer sees is brown. ALL OF US REPRESENT THE SAME LEVEL OF THREAT.
Thank you for your post, which provides yet more information. I can only append that we must keep fighting, because the Trump administration also wants to control the "history" that is presented in textbooks. If our generations do not keep up the fight, the next generations may never realize the magnitude of the past and projected crimes.
It’s targeting all indigenous people. Trump just got around to including the ones born here in the United States. Good article, but this latest move is confirmation that the division or rankings that exist in native communities exist in our heads. All the colonizer sees is brown. ALL OF US REPRESENT THE SAME LEVEL OF THREAT.
Here's an ugly update: https://truthout.org/articles/over-15-navajo-nation-members-swept-up-in-trump-immigration-raids/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=33ce1c53e0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_28_08_59&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-33ce1c53e0-653617832 .
I was horrified to read that Trump seeks to remove birthright citizenship rights of Native Americans (cf., https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/navajo-nation-immigration-raids and many other sources). The evil of this man never ceases to amaze me.
Thank you for your post, which provides yet more information. I can only append that we must keep fighting, because the Trump administration also wants to control the "history" that is presented in textbooks. If our generations do not keep up the fight, the next generations may never realize the magnitude of the past and projected crimes.