Current Year's News

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced the successful seizure of more than 37,000 fentanyl pills during a coordinated drug interdiction operation on the Pueblo of Isleta Reservation in New Mexico, led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement and Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Police. The operation, which also included the Homeland Security Task Force, resulted in the seizure of approximately 37,300 fentanyl pills with a street value of nearly $1.5 million and $37,877 in cash. Date: 11/17/2025

U.S. Indian Affairs announced an updated policy to cut red tape and speed up the process for approving tribal broadband infrastructure projects to support tribal initiatives, from infrastructure to energy development. Date: 09/08/2025

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s Victim Assistance Program has partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative, U.S. Indian Police Academy, FBI, DEA and ATF to curb violent crime in Indian Country. Date: 07/14/2025

Federal Indian Minerals Office Director Micah Runnels announced the office has moved to a new location at 304 N. Auburn Avenue, Suite C, Farmington, New Mexico, 87401. Date: 04/11/2025

The Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Murdering His Wife in 2013 Date: 04/03/2025

Operation Not Forgotten Will Surge 60 FBI Personnel to 10 FBI Field Offices to Support Investigations of Indian Country Violent Crimes Date: 04/01/2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the transfer of 680 acres of land to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Spirit Lake Nation in Benson County, North Dakota. Date: 03/17/2025

Initiative focuses on identifying victims’ remains to reunite them with their families Date: 02/20/2025