Red Lake Anishinaabe in Minnesota Prohibit ICE: 'Ashamed and Disgusted' with Violation of Rights
By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Jan. 28, 2026
The Red Lake Tribal Council passed a resolution prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from entering the Red Lake Nation unless they have a specific court order signed by a judge with jurisdiction to sign such an order.
The resolution says the Tribal Council has been watching ICE actions in Minnesota and is “ashamed and disgusted at the obvious violations of constitutional rights directed at United States citizens by ICE officers.”
The Tribal Council members being made aware of a Leech Lake band member being apprehended in the Walker area. They suspect that it is just a matter of time before ICE officers attempt to enter the Red Lake Nation.
The resolution also prohibits ICE's "fishing expeditions" on its land.
Lakeland PBS reports:
The Red Lake Tribal Council has passed a resolution prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from entering the Red Lake Nation unless they have a specific court order signed by a judge with jurisdiction to sign such an order.
The resolution, which passed on a 10-0 vote, says the Tribal Council has been watching ICE actions in Minnesota and is “ashamed and disgusted at the obvious violations of constitutional rights directed at United States citizens by ICE officers.” They add that, with Tribal Council members being made aware of a Leech Lake band member being apprehended in the Walker area, they suspect that it is just a matter of time before ICE officers attempt to enter the Red Lake Nation.
The resolution says no ICE officer or federal officer may be present on the Red Lake Nation without the presence of a Red Lake officer, and that the federal officers may only be present for as long as it takes to serve the order. In addition, it says no ICE officer or federal officer in the service of ICE shall be permitted to engage in a fishing expedition in search of any person, and that such officers are prohibited from approaching any individual, home, or vehicle outside the presence of a Red Lake officer.
The Red Lake Tribal Council has passed a resolution prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from entering the Red Lake Nation unless they have a specific court order signed by a judge with jurisdiction to sign such an order.
The resolution, which passed on a 10-0 vote, says the Tribal Council has been watching ICE actions in Minnesota and is “ashamed and disgusted at the obvious violations of constitutional rights directed at United States citizens by ICE officers.” They add that, with Tribal Council members being made aware of a Leech Lake band member being apprehended in the Walker area, they suspect that it is just a matter of time before ICE officers attempt to enter the Red Lake Nation.
The resolution says no ICE officer or federal officer may be present on the Red Lake Nation without the presence of a Red Lake officer, and that the federal officers may only be present for as long as it takes to serve the order. In addition, it says no ICE officer or federal officer in the service of ICE shall be permitted to engage in a fishing expedition in search of any person, and that such officers are prohibited from approaching any individual, home, or vehicle outside the presence of a Red Lake officer.
