US EditionICE has been entering homes without judicial warrants since last summer, sources say
The memo permits ICE to forcibly enter homes using administrative warrants without judicial approval, reversing decades of Fourth Amendment-based guidance amid expanded deportation efforts.
- An internal ICE memorandum dated May 12, 2025, leaked to Congress and reported by the Associated Press this week authorizes supervisory officers to issue administrative warrants to enter homes without judge-signed warrants.
- The Department of Homeland Security Office of the General Counsel recently concluded administrative warrants do not violate the Constitution, and the Trump administration expanded immigration arrests nationwide.
- Officers must first knock and identify themselves, attempting entry only from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with force allowed if needed; AP documented ICE agents ramming a Minneapolis door on Jan. 11 and removing a man in St. Paul on Jan. 18.
- Whistleblowers and legal experts warn the memo likely violates the Fourth Amendment and could prompt lawsuits, while Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democratic U.S. Senator from Connecticut, demands congressional hearings and DHS explanations.
- The change could upend long-standing community advice as advocates warn it reverses tactics while ICE holds roughly 73,000 individuals, increasing risks from incorrect addresses.
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US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant. This change reverses previous guidance and raises concerns about constitutional protections…
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ICE officers accused of entering homes without judicial warrants
Officials from the Trump administration have claimed that ICE officers have been forcibly entering homes of individuals subject to deportation without obtaining warrants signed by judges since last summer, NBC News reported
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