US EditionIndigenous Actor Says ICE Officers Called Her Oregon Tribal ID ‘Fake’: Report
Elaine Miles was stopped and her tribal ID disputed by ICE agents during enforcement actions that day, highlighting concerns about recognition of Indigenous identification.
- Elaine Miles, an Indigenous actor, says she was detained at a Redmond bus stop while heading to Target and handed agents her CTUIR tribal ID, which they disputed as fake.
- Earlier this month, ICE made arrests in Redmond and Issaquah while setting a goal of 30 daily arrests, and Miles reports her son and uncle were briefly detained over tribal IDs.
- Four masked men in ICE-labelled vests emerged from two unmarked black SUVs with no front plates and demanded Miles's ID; when she tried to call the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office, agents attempted to seize her phone and left after a fifth agent in an SUV whistled.
- Local advocates warned that the incident fuels concerns about racial profiling, with Redmond city council voting to turn off Flock Safety license-plate cameras and ICE not responding to requests for comment.
- Federal government agencies recognize tribal ID as valid and Miles has used hers for travel, enrolled members of federally recognized tribes are U.S. citizens, and the CTUIR includes three nations with around 3,100 citizens after ceding roughly 6.4 million acres in 1855.
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles is most remembered from the 1990s TV show “Northern Exposure,” though more recently, she was as a guest star on an episode of “Last of Us.” But this week, she says she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after officers questioned the legitimacy of her tribal ID, calling it “fake.” Miles holds a federally recognized tribal enrollment card from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservati…
Actor says ICE officers called her Oregon tribal ID ‘fake’: Report
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