The Oglala Sioux tribe has banned South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she expressed a desire to send razor wire and security personnel to the US-Mexico border, which was seen as an attempt to use the border issue to help former US President Donald Trump get re-elected. The president of the tribe, Frank Star Comes Out, accused Noem of endangering the tribal community with her rhetoric and expressed deep offense at her claim that a gang called the Ghost Dancers was affiliated with Mexican drug cartels and was murdering people on the reservation. Noem's remarks have been met with criticism and allegations of using disparaging rhetoric about the challenges faced by the Oglala Sioux community. The tribe's president invoked the safety of his people as the reason for banning Noem from the reservation, highlighting the tribe's autonomy and authority over non-natives on the reservations.