Monday, January 12, 2026 – Native Americans caught up in federal crackdown in Minneapolis

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are accused of forcefully dragging a Native American man from car and detaining him during the increasing tensions in Minneapolis, Minn. More than 2,000 ICE agents and other federal officers descended on the city in what the Trump administration insists is an immigration enforcement action. At least five Native Americans have been detained, several others have had confrontations with ICE agents. The crackdown is roundly condemned by local and state community leaders. We’ll talk to some of those caught up in the action and what more might be in store elsewhere.

We’ll also hear from the leader of Virginia’s Rappahannock Tribe about their opposition to a plan by county officials to use 9,000,000 gallons of water from the tribe’s namesake river for a proposed data center, a plan that tribal leaders say was drafted without proper consultation.

GUESTS

Little Crow Bellecourt (Bad River), executive director of Indigenous Protector Movement

Shawntia Sosa-Clara (Red Lake Nation descendant), aunt to Jose Ramirez

Amelia Schafer (Brothertown Indian Nation descendant), North Central Bureau correspondent for ICT News

Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock)

 

Break 1 Music: 500 Years O’ Blues (song) Digging Roots (artist) Seeds (album)

Break 2 Music: Vipismal – The Hummingbird Song (song) Earl Ray (artist) Traditional Songs Of The Salt River Pima (album)