In October 2023, Tupe Smith got a knock on her door. It was Alaska State Troopers. They were there to arrest her, handcuffing her in front of her two young children. Tupe’s crime? Being a “non-citizen U.S. national" born in American Samoa.
- Learn more about Alaska v. Smith and how Alaska is criminally targeting Tupe, her family, and other American Samoans in Alaska because they are labeled as “nationals, but not citizens” of the United States.
- Show your support by signing the #TogetherWithTupe petition.
- Tell us what you think by taking our American Samoa Community Survey
- Listen to their story as Tupe's husband Mike Pese shares their family's story with one of Tupe's attorneys, American Samoan Attorney Charles Ala’ilima.
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