Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe Plans to Cancel ICE Contract Amid Community Backlash
TL;DR
A Kansas-based Native American tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, faced backlash after its economic subsidiary secured a $29.9 million federal contract to design ICE detention facilities, leading to internal conflict and a potential withdrawal from the deal due to ethical concerns about participating in detention infrastructure that echoes historical trauma.
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- Kansas Native American tribe in turmoil over deal to design ICE facilities The Guardian
- Prairie Band Potawatomi intends to ditch $30M ICE contract, chairman announces Kansas Reflector
- Native American Tribe Looks to Cancel ICE Deal After Backlash Newsweek
- Prairie Band Potawatomi chairman vows federal contract cancellation as tribal leaders respond to community outcry Tribal Business News
- ICE detention center contract concerns lead to Kansas tribe firing employees ictnews.org
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