Posts on social media claimed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had targeted members of Native American nations for detention and deportation. Indeed, as ICE ramped up arrests for deportation,

The Navajo Nation is on edge after some 15 people were reportedly detained or questioned by federal agents at their homes or workplaces as part of President Donald Trump’s much-hyped immigration crackdown.

Fear has spread across Navajo communities over a dozen tribal members have been questioned or detained by ICE.

Native Americans and Democratic lawmakers allege Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are harassing tribal members as they carry out President Donald Trump's crackdown on migrants.

A U.S. veteran and Navajo residents have been asked for identification. Critics are complaining of racial profiling as raids and deportations increase.

In northern Arizona, tribal leaders are informing residents that the country’s immigration agencies are not targeting indigenous residents amid unsubstantiated claims. At the same time, they want constituents to be prepared if they do.

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensifies its efforts to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants throughout the country, concern is rising among Indigenous communities residing in urban areas about reports of Indigenous people being detained in the Phoenix metro area.

According to Navajo Nation officials, at least 15 Navajo citizens have reported being questioned, detained and asked to produce proof of citizenship by federal officials ring immigration raids in New Mexico and Arizona over the past week.

At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday,

Migrants across the U.S. and Arizona faced the spectre of ICE raids under the new administration of President Donald Trump.

Arizona state Senator Theresa Hatathlie, who is Diné/Navajo, told the outlet she received a report from a Navajo woman who reported that she and seven other Indigenous people were detained at a work site in Scottsdale, Arizona, and questioned for hours without their phones or any other way to contact their families or other officials.

Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.