Tribal passports keep Iroquois from traveling

The Iroquois lacrosse team will try to board a flight to England today on their way to the world championships. The team was turned away yesterday because the U.S. government says that their Iroquois passports aren’t acceptable under new stricter immigration rules. Historically, the tribal passports have been accepted forms of documentation.

The Iroquois don’t want to get U.S. passports because they are attending the tournament as representatives of the Iroquois nation and not the United States. Lacrosse is a traditional Iroquois game and the team is ranked 4th in the world. BBC reporter, Nkem Ifejika details the story.