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ICE agents detained indigenous actress — then accused her of faking her tribal ID

U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained indigenous actress Elaine Miles in Redmond, Washington while she was heading to the bus stop for a shopping run then accused her of faking her tribal ID, reported The Seattle Times on Thursday.”Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Smoke Signals,’ ‘Wyvern’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon,” said the report. “Federal government agencies recognize tribal ID as a valid form of identification, and Miles has used it to travel back and forth to Canada and Mexico without any issues.”But these agents, who were all wearing vests and masks and driving in a pair of black SUVs without front license plates, refused to accept the ID, claiming it was “fake” and that “anyone can make that.”According to Miles, her son and her uncle have had similar issues, being temporarily detained by ICE agents who refused to acknowledge their tribal IDs as legitimate.“What we’re talking about here is racial profiling,” Gabriel Galanda, a tribal rights attorney “People are getting pulled over or detained on the street because of the dark color of their skin.” (Galanda is not representing Miles.)This comes at a moment when the Trump administration’s policies around ICE and Border Patrol arrests are coming under increasing public scrutiny, and at a moment when the Supreme Court issued a ruling that made racial profiling by immigration officers far easier. In another recent incident in September, federal DHS agents threatened to deport a Delaware woman back to her native country, identified only as a country in Central America, to within contact of her abusive ex-husband, who was already deported due to her own cooperation with police.

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Federal judge limits warrantless detentions by ICE in Colorado — White House fires off defiant response

A federal judge partially sided with a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union against warrantless detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the administration vowed to appeal it. Federal Judge R. Brooke Jackson said in his ruling that the warrantless detentions violated the restriction that said individuals must be deemed a flight risk to be justifiable.’Allegations that DHS law enforcement engages in “racial profiling” are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE. What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the US NOT their skin color, race, or ethnicity.'”Immigration officials are entrusted with enforcing immigration laws and are authorized to pursue an aggressive deportation agenda,” Jackson wrote in the ruling. “They may arrest and initiate removal proceedings against individuals they believe are present without lawful status. But in carrying out these responsibilities, they must follow the law.”One of the four plaintiffs in the lawsuit is 19-year-old Caroline Dias Goncalves, a student at the University of Utah who was detained after a routine traffic stop in Mesa, Arizona, in June. The deputy released her with only a warning, but he passed on her information to ICE officials, who detained her a few miles down the road. Jackson said ICE agents had improperly ignored the flight risk stipulation or improperly applied it.”Plaintiffs are four individuals who had deep and longstanding ties to their communities, including parents, spouses, children, stable employment histories, and active participation in their local churches,” Jackson said. “No reasonable officer could have reasonably concluded that these plaintiffs were likely to flee before a warrant could be obtained.”Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, released a statement vowing to challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court.”This activist ruling is a brazen effort to hamstring the Trump administration from fulfilling the president’s mandate to deport the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,” McLaughlin said.”Allegations that DHS law enforcement engages in ‘racial profiling’ are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE. What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the U. S. NOT their skin color, race, or ethnicity,” she added. “There are no ‘indiscriminate’ stops being made. DHS conducts enforcement operations in line with the U. S. Constitution and all applicable federal laws without fear, favor, or prejudice.”RELATED: Church worker pretended to be ICE agent to extort $500 from massage therapist, police say Jackson further ordered the government to refund the costs incurred by the four defendants. The judge denied a request from the plaintiffs to obtain the training requirements at ICE, but added that if the government did not comply with the order, the plaintiffs could renew the request.”The Supreme Court recently vindicated us on this question elsewhere, and we look forward to further vindication in this case as well,” McLaughlin concluded. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!.

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‘He must be stopped’: Senator lays out stakes in fight against ‘out of control’ Trump

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) took to X on Wednesday to lay out all his grievances against President Donald Trump and lay out the case why the American people must rise up to block his agenda in any way possible.”President Trump is out of control,” wrote Merkley, a frequent critic of the administration who delivered a marathon floor speech condemning the president during the federal government shutdown.”He is snatching people off the streets and deporting them without due process,” wrote Merkley. “He is using research grants, security clearances, and broadcast licenses to harass and influence universities, law firms, and networks. He is illegally canceling programs fully authorized and funded by law.”When it comes to the military and law enforcement, Merkley had more grievances.”He is blowing up boats murdering the crews with no evidence they are carrying drugs,” he wrote. “He is seeking to federalize and deploy our national guard against peaceful citizens with faked claims of rebellion or invasion. He is ordering the Department of Justice to target his perceived political enemies.”Meanwhile, the senator continued, “He is filling government websites and public announcements with partisan propaganda. He is rigging the next election with gerrymandered congressional districts and a nationalized voter registration database. And now he is issuing death threats and demanding investigations into members of Congress who remind the military of the responsibility to ignore illegal orders. He is destroying our freedom and our Republic,” Merkley added. “He must be stopped. Every citizen must protest and every Member of Congress must obstruct his authoritarian assault on our nation. Presidents are not Kings,” he concluded. “The Constitution is not optional.”.

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