Kansas Tribe Fires Leaders Over ICE Contract

Skeptics might content . . .

"Natives welcome new invaders"

But anyone with any experience in rural Kansas knows that tribal politics are always kinda sketchy and complicated.

For now, here's the cover story . . .  

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has fired senior leaders of its tribally owned business for accepting a nearly $30 million deal to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Prairie Band LLC, the tribe’s company, had landed a contract to assist in the design of detention centers for ICE.

The Kansas-based tribe announced the leadership changes Tuesday evening, just hours after the company’s president defended the decision to take the contract.

The tribe said the project does not align with its values.

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Kansas tribe fires business leaders for accepting $30 million ICE detention center contract

A Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation-owned business landed a federal contract to assist facility design for immigration detention centers. The tribe said the project does not align with its values.