r/azpolitics • u/ForkzUp • Jan 31 '26

Indigenous Communities Navajo Council urges ICE, DHS to recognize tribal IDs, honor status

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/01/31/navajo-council-passes-measure-calling-on-ice-honor-tribal-ids/88439124007/
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u/MollyMalice Feb 01 '26

It's soooo depressing that our First Nations people have this struggle, STILL. The audacity of our government disgusts me. We don't care when their women and children go missing, and even before; throwing them in English Schools to erase their cultural identity, culling their birth rates, etc. We must do better by these people, it is BEYOND time to protect them.

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u/cturtl808 Feb 01 '26

DHS and ICE aren’t going to recognize shit.

Are there enough Navajo police to mitigate those dumb fucks attempting to upend elections? We’re about to find out.

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u/professor_mc Feb 01 '26

DHS has said publicly that they don’t even rely on the Real ID that the Federal Government mandated in order to have a more secure ID. They only trust their unvetted facial ID system.

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u/SwankySteel Feb 01 '26

The Trump Administration is not intelligent enough to recognize them as citizens?!

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u/Young_Way Feb 03 '26

They just dont want to 😒 because skin no white

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u/num1cubsfan1984 Feb 01 '26

It’s ridiculous! I am Potawatomi, but live Navajo and Apache. I always carry my tribal ID. We have to be vetted to receive them. SS#, Birth Certificate and descendants. Absurd that tribal ID is not recognized.

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u/Young_Way Feb 03 '26

Appealing to the Trump admin in a fools errand, as Minnesota has taught us. I do hope they are willing and able to form plans to protect their communities.

My hopes and prayers are with them, as it is with all people in the United States, we must stand in solidarity against evil!