The Oneida Business Committee is speaking out and urging calm after heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of an American woman by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis last week.
Tribal leaders say encounters between ICE and Oneida Nation citizens raise safety and sovereignty concerns, especially when federal officers refuse to recognize tribal identification cards.
The Oneida Nation has issued federally compliant identification cards that meet REAL ID standards — a process developed over years with state and federal partners. These cards are intended to serve as official proof of both identity and tribal citizenship…