ICE officers can enter homes without a judge's warrant
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Judge: ICE violated Liberian man’s rights by bursting through front door during arrest
A federal court judge has ruled that the recent ICE arrest of a Liberian immigrant in Minneapolis violated his constitutional rights, ordering his immediate release.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are trained to enter suspects' homes when possessing an administrative warrant, whistleblowers say.
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.
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.