YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakama Nation has filed sued against the federal government over an FBI raid at a tribal cigarette manufacturing facility on the reservation, claiming it violates their 1855 treaty.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Friday that the lawsuit seeks an order requiring federal government to notify the tribe before entering the reservation. It also seeks unspecified compensation for punitive damages.
The lawsuit names U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, and several unidentified FBI agents.
An FBI spokesman in Spokane declined to comment on the lawsuit, calling it pending litigation.
