ICE officers can enter homes without a judge's warrant
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In a notification today from the Associated Press, which broke the story, federal immigration officers are now asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are trained to enter suspects' homes when possessing an administrative warrant, whistleblowers say.
As the Trump administration expands ICE operations nationwide, legal experts warn that door-to-door immigration enforcement faces strict Fourth Amendment limits on searches and home entry.
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants to know where someone works, worships, or travels, it doesn’t need to convince a judge it has probable cause for a warrant. In most cases, it
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DHS memo declares the Fourth Amendment optional
A leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security makes it clear that the agency sees the Constitution, at most, as an inconvenience. The memo authorizes armed and masked ICE agents to enter homes without judicial warrants.
In the Jan. 18 weekend Eagle, there were two opposing viewpoints on the Renee Good murder in Minneapolis. Both were well written, but were based on personal feelings instead of the applicable law and
Most concerning is that they can requisition these data without ever having to get a probable cause-based warrant, as normally required by the Fourth Amendment
The Supreme Court’s review of United States v. Chatrie puts geofence warrants and mass digital data seizures under Fourth Amendment scrutiny, raising urgent questions about particularity, AI-driven searches,
Since the beginning of the republic, it has been uncontested that in order to invade someone’s home, you need to have a warrant that was considered, and signed off on, by a judicial officer. This mandate is right within the Fourth Amendment; it is a core protection.