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So, now ICE says that it can enter homes without a warrant.
The article below says "The change is almost certain to meet legal challenges and stiff criticism"
Gee, I would also expect "The change is almost certain to meet the barrel of a gun".
I fully anticipate that this is going to introduce ICE agents to the sensation of buckshot - or a bullet - at short range.
So yet another section of our Constitution dies at the hands of trump and his minions…

ICE officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
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.

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"…immigration officers…asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter…homes without a judge’s warrant...collides w/4th Amendment protections & upends years of advice given to immigrant communities."
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests

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 narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone
with…

Memo tells ICE officers they can enter homes without a warrant
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 against illegal searches. The memo, signed by ICE’s acting director, states that administrative warrants are sufficient for forced entry if there’s a final order of removal. This policy could face legal cha…

Oh, if you think agents had a tough time in LA and Chicago.. just wait til NYC steps up. The sheer density means federal agents are going to find themselves regularly outnumbered by angry crowds.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/ice-raids-canal-street-trump-imm…

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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says (Rebecca Santana/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump-00d0ab0338e82341fd91b160758aeb2d
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p122#a260121p122

"More than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction, according to federal court records.
The data, released on Friday and first reported by the Chicago Tribune, sharply contradicts the Trump administration’s portrayal of the immigration sweeps as an effort to fight crime" #Trump

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