Federal immigration officers are 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, marking 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.

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    3 months ago

    I just hope they don’t go too hard with the tweets and protests! They’re getting results! And democratic senators writing letters! Oof!

    /s

    (I support the protesters, the ICE victims, and NOT ICE, but day after day it just gets worse, and that’s all they’re doing - tweeting and marching - as ICE commit atrocity after atrocity).