I.C.E. Agents Don’t Need Judicial Warrants to Storm Your House

Americans have lived their entire lives knowing that law enforcement could not storm into their homes without a judicial warrant.

Now, I.C.E. agents have the authority to storm into the homes of American citizens and residents because of a memo that contradicts the United States Constitution.

Rebecca Santana of The Associated Press reported, “Federal immigration is asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, making a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.

“The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and upends years of advice given to immigrant communities.”

Read the full article here: https://www.regalmag.com/i-c-e-agents-dont-need-warrants-to-storm-your-house/