Navajo Nation official says members report getting “caught in the crossfire” during U.S. ICE raids – APTN News

by ahnationtalk on January 31, 202513 Views

Jan 31, 2025

An official with the Navajo Nation says it appears once again Native Americans are being victimized in cases of mistaken identity as the Trump administration moves to crack down on alleged illegal migrants.

“I mean these are not new concerns,” Justin Ahasteen, the executive director of the Navajo Nation’s Washington, D.C. office, said. “These concerns stem all the way back to World War Two. For the longest time there were Native Americans, especially from our tribe, who were confused with being Japanese citizens and we’re not Japanese. As time has evolved that fear has always remained as being treated differently because we may have been mis-profiled.”

Reports have been filtering in of Native Americans being mistaken for Latinos as Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE)officials raid businesses believed to be harbouring illegal migrants in states such as Arizona and New Mexico.

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