The president of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe has sent a letter to members warning of possible arrest and deportation due to President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders.
Cynthia Petersen said that tribal members should carry tribal identification cards issued by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, or their “certificate of degree of Indian Blood card (CDIB). They should keep this ID on them at all times.
She said “there are discussions that include the potential deportation of Native Americans,” under the “troubling assumption that no one can tell the difference.”
The executive order she is referring to pertains to the immediate deportation of illegal immigrants, who flooded into the country by the millions during the term of President Joe Biden. She presumes tribal members do not have any other form of legal identification.
Navajo Nation Deputy Attorney General Kris Beecher preached the same fear message last week, saying that tribal members should carry their state and tribal IDs at all times, since the Trump Administration is acting quickly to deport illegals and mistakes could be made.
Petersen’s letter can be read here:
