The Respect Tribal IDs Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and implement comprehensive training for all officers and employees involved in immigration enforcement within 180 days of the law's enactment. The training, developed in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian tribes, must cover how to properly interact with Native Americans, identify and accept tribal documents as proof of U.S. citizenship, and understand the federal government's trust responsibility to tribes. All DHS immigration enforcement officers must complete this training annually and whenever assigned to a new region, with the curriculum including scenario-based exercises, a database of tribal document examples, and historical context about Native American citizenship. The bill affects DHS personnel nationwide who enforce immigration laws and benefits Native Americans by ensuring their tribal identification documents are recognized and respected during immigration enforcement encounters. The Secretary of Homeland Security must report on the training program's development to Congress within one year of the law's enactment.
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