Native Americans Hail Sen. Mullin's DHS Appointment as Historic Milestone
Trump's selection of Cherokee Senator Markwayne Mullin as the new DHS Secretary is celebrated by tribes, who hope it will curb ICE's history of racial profiling against Native Americans.
The appointment of Senator Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee Nation, as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been met with widespread approval and optimism from Native American tribes across the country. Many see this historic move as a significant step towards addressing the longstanding issues of racial profiling and mistreatment of Indigenous people by federal immigration enforcement agencies.
For years, ICE agents have been accused of unfairly targeting and harassing Native Americans, often mistaking them for undocumented immigrants due to their appearance and lack of familiarity with tribal identification documents. This has led to numerous incidents of Native Americans being detained, interrogated, and even deported, despite their rightful status as US citizens.
Source: NPR
