The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) condemns the unlawful actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We stand with our neighbors—whatever their country of birth—who are getting ripped away from their families or violently apprehended for their lawful efforts to protect their communities. ICE’s ongoing campaign of violence marked by racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, and a total lack of accountability, must end now.
Native Americans—the first peoples of this land—are among those being abducted and detained. These arrests and detentions blatantly violate the treaty, as well as the constitutional and civil rights of the Native Americans being apprehended. These unconstitutional acts cannot stand and federal agencies must be held accountable for the trauma they’re inflicting in our communities.
“Across Indian Country, we are seeing Native American people illegally stopped, abused, or detained by ICE agents. It is hard to miss the irony of locking up the first people of this land in an immigration sweep,” said NARF Executive Director John Echohawk. “It’s indicative of the racial profiling that is happening, and we refuse to stand by while the United States government abducts Native people.”
ICE agents are also endangering people exercising their rights under the U.S. Constitution to protest and peaceably assemble.
“People are being illegally detained and brutalized based on the color of their skin, their name, or their accent. Some are being terrorized for speaking out, protesting, or just observing federal agents. Native American rights are being trampled by federal agents, and there must be accountability for these actions,” said NARF Deputy Director Matthew L. Campbell.
Resources for individuals and organizations approached by ICE agents are available at https://narf.org/ice-resources-2026/
If you are a Tribal Nation seeking training or support for your leadership, employees, or Tribal citizens, please contact the Native American Rights Fund.
If you are a Native American who has been questioned, stopped, arrested, or detained by ICE, please contact the Native American Rights Fund.
CONTACT:
Native American Rights Fund
(303) 447-8760
rfa@narf.org
