KENDALL, Fla. -- The parents of a newborn claim that she was taken from the hospital by a Native American tribe in southern Florida.
On Sunday, officials say the Miccosukee tribe police used a tribal court order to kidnap the baby from her parents Rebecca Sanders and Justin Johnson.
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The couple says the order was driven by Sanders' mother who did not want the baby to be raised by Johnson, who is white.
"This is a woman who numerous times has told Rebecca straight to her face, 'I'll shoot that white man.' But I didn't think she was evil enough to do something like this to her own daughter," Johnson said.
Florida senator Marco Rubio says he is in contact with federal officials.
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He called the incident a kidnapping, and said that if the tribe doesn't return the child right away, "things won't end well" for them.
An emergency hearing in tribal court is set for Thursday.