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What Happened Today – January 13, 2026

Welcome to Oglala Lakota Nation sign on BIA Highway 41, South Dakota

The Oglala Lakota Nation's boundary sign marks sovereign territory where tribal citizens remain categorically immune from immigration enforcement—yet ICE holds three detained members anyway. (Photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Three members of the Oglala Sioux nation remain detained by ICE after five days. Legally, they’re citizens by statute and treaty and completely outside immigration jurisdiction. DHS refuses to tell tribal officials anything about them unless the Lakota consent to an ICE presence on tribal lands. In Detroit, a factory worker heckled the president over … Read more