In the Trump administration’s arguments defending his order to suspend birthright citizenship, the Justice Department called into question the citizenship of Native Americans born in the United States under the 14th Amendment, citing 19th-century law that excluded Native Americans from birthright citizenship.

Tribal nations in Utah and throughout the U.S. are telling their citizens to hold tight to their IDs amid reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been targeting Indigenous Americans.

Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. — such as if they live on sovereign tribal land — were raised in a U.

News Oklahoma's Isabel Flores talked to Native Americans as tribal members speak out against President Trump's questioning of Native birthright citizenship.

"Stopping people because of what they look like — with dark skin, Asian, Latino or Native American characteristics is never acceptable," the group says in a letter.