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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation faces backlash after secretly securing a $30 million federal contract to design migrant detention centers, sparking outrage among fellow Native Americans. Critics, including tribal members, see the move as a betrayal rooted in Trump’s mass deportation efforts and question why the tribe was awarded the deal without a competitive bid. The tribe has since fired the leaders responsible, with Chairman Zeke Rupnick promising transparency and exploring options to terminate the contract. This controversy highlights complex tribal-government dynamics amid national immigration crackdowns. Will the tribe’s reputation recover? More here: https://apnews.com/article/native-american-immigrant-detention-center-41c50091dc86de6fe17160ab8af010a8 #NativeAmerican #Immigration #Deportation #TribalPolitics #FederalContract #Controversy #HumanRights

Some Native Americans shocked over contract to design immigrant detention centers

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage over plans to profit from another forced removal. Fellow Native Americans are criticizing the tribe for a contract tied to President Donald Trump's campaign of mass deportation. A newly established tribal business entity quietly signed a nearly $30 million federal contract in October to design immigrant detention centers. Tribal leaders and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security haven’t responded to questions about why the tribe did not have to compete for the work as federal contracting normally requires. Amid the backlash, the chairman of the tribe says it's trying to get out of the contract.

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