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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Today, Feb. 14, 2026, Native News Online celebrates 15 years of reporting on Indian Country, marking a milestone for one of the most widely read Native American-focused digital news platforms in the United States.
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Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route.
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When a show centered on Navajo detectives earns a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes three seasons in a row, it’s no longer just a series. It’s a cultural moment.
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WASHINGTON — Hundreds of tribal leaders gathered on Monday morning to hear the annual State of Indian Nations address delivered by National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Mark Macarro, the longtime tribal chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians in Southern California, at the kickoff of the organization’s Winter Executive Council Session, setting a determined and urgent tone for the year ahead.
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The Trump administration announced that it is winding down its large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis — known as Operation Metro Surge — after sustained public outrage over the aggressive tactics used by federal agents, widespread protests, and the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. Border “czar” Tom Homan said Thursday that the surge of federal officers would be scaled back and that agents would begin withdrawing from the Twin Cities over the coming week, marking the end of the controversial deployment that drew national attention and criticism.
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Fewer than 14% of the nearly 400,000 immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Trump’s first year after returning to office were charged with or convicted of violent crimes, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News.
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Native Vote 2026. In response to Thursday’s announcement by White House border czar Tom Homan that the controversial immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota — officially called Operation Metro Surge — will be brought to a close, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe) said the decision is just an initial move toward justice for Minnesota.
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MINNEAPOLIS — In a major development that could reshape years of federal immigration enforcement in the Upper Midwest, White House border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday morning that the controversial immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota — officially called Operation Metro Surge — will be brought to a close.
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The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California announced Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of more than 10,000 acres of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada, marking the largest tribal land return ever completed in the mountain range and the third largest in California.
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