US EditionImmigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
A May 2025 ICE memo allows officers to forcibly enter homes using administrative warrants without judicial approval, affecting thousands amid a nationwide deportation surge.
- On May 12, an internal ICE memo instructed agents to rely on administrative warrants to enter homes without judicial warrants, the Associated Press obtained and verified.
- As the Trump administration expanded enforcement, it launched Operation Catch of the Day in Maine, mirroring deployments to Minneapolis, Illinois, and California amid broader immigration operations.
- According to the whistleblower complaint, the memo was not formally distributed and supervisors verbally brief select personnel, while new ICE hires, many without law-enforcement backgrounds, are told to rely solely on administrative warrants despite contradictory ICE written training materials.
- Protests and refusals to assist federal agents have paused new plate issuance and triggered outrage after Minneapolis/St. Paul operations tied to Renee Good's Jan. 7 fatal shooting, prompting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal to open an inquiry.
- Legal experts note the guidance conflicts with The Fourth Amendment and The U.S. Supreme Court precedent, while Whistleblower Aid senior vice president David Kligerman stresses no court has authorized ICE warrantless home entries, predicting legal challenges and Congressional oversight panels involvement.
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Boston Herald
Independent EspañolBy REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration agents are giving themselves broad powers to forcibly enter homes without a court order, according to an internal memorandum from the immigration authorities obtained by The Associated Press, which marks a radical change in the long-standing guidelines for government raids to respect constitutional limits.
Federal immigration officials are implementing a new internal directive that allows Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) officers to enter private homes without a warrant signed by a judge, according to an internal memorandum obtained by The Associated Press. Read more
Immigrant advocates slam ICE memo claiming agents can raid homes without a judge's warrant
Immigrant advocates in Chicago are criticizing new guidance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that tells officers they can forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant.An internal memo reported by the Associated Press advises 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. Advocates say the move collides with Fourth Amendme…
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