Court Cases

Yurenia Genchi Palma has been in the United States for more than 20 years. She is the single mom of three children, all of whom are U.S. citizens. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained her in the June 2025 Omaha Glenn Valley Foods worksite raid. In July, an Omaha immigration court judge set her bond at $7,000. When family members and the Prairielands Freedom Fund tried to post bond for her, they received multiple denials. ICE had issued an automatic stay on her release, blocking Genchi Palma's bond from being posted. We are turning to the court ayarwm to seek her release on bond that an immigration court judge has already granted. Genchi Palma v. Trump argues that ICE's automatic stay unlawfully violates the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment and extends beyond ICE’s authority.

In May 2022 the Lincoln city council approved a plan to build the Wilderness Crossing housing development near Wilderness Park. Several Native American community members, along with the Indian Center, Inc., appealed the city council’s decision citing religious freedom concerns.