Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’

The GuardianFriday, November 28, 2025 at 7:17:48 PM
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Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’
  • Elaine Miles, a Native American actor known for her role in Northern Exposure, was detained by ICE officers in Seattle, Washington, who questioned the authenticity of her tribal identification from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, stating it 'looked fake.' This incident occurred while she was walking to a bus stop in Redmond and involved four masked men stopping her.
  • This development raises concerns about the treatment of Indigenous individuals by law enforcement and the validity of tribal IDs, highlighting ongoing issues related to immigration enforcement and racial profiling in the United States.
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