Gila River governor to call DHS Secretary Mullin following ICE arrests on reservation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested three people during a traffic stop near the Akimel Smoke Shop — just a few miles from Chandler — within the Gila River Indian Community earlier this month.

Now, the Valley tribe’s leader shared that latest encounter stoked fear.

Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis claims the tribe made a deal allowing federal agents to conduct activities on their sovereign lands — so long as they first notify the Gila River Police Department…

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