Five Questions for Markwayne Mullin as DHS Nomination Moves Forward

How will you ensure that DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement  (ICE} stop the documented racial profiling of Native Americans, including U.S. citizens being stopped, detained, and asked to prove citizenship based solely on appearance?

Reports show Native people are being “stopped, detained and harassed… because of their skin color or names.”

2. Treaty Obligations & Federal Trust Responsibility

Do you acknowledge that harassment of tribal citizens by federal agents violates the United States’ trust and treaty obligations—and if so, what enforcement mechanisms will you put in place to prevent it?

U.S. senators have already warned DHS that these actions reflect an “abdication” of those obligations

3. Tribal Sovereignty & Jurisdiction

Will you commit that DHS will not pressure tribes into immigration enforcement agreements in exchange for information or cooperation—and will you respect tribal jurisdiction on Native lands?

There are documented cases where information was withheld unless tribes cooperated with ICE.

4. Detention Centers Near or On Indigenous Lands

What is your position on the construction or operation of immigration detention facilities on or near Indigenous lands—especially sites considered sacred—and will you require full tribal consultation and consent?

Recent controversies show strong Native opposition to detention centers on ancestral lands, raising sovereignty and cultural violations.

5. Wrongful Detention of Native Citizens

What specific policies will you implement to prevent U.S. citizens—particularly enrolled tribal citizens—from being wrongfully detained, and how will DHS be held accountable when it happens?

There have been multiple cases of Native citizens detained despite clearly asserting citizenship.

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