ICE Policy Allowing Warrantless Home Entry
critical Location
United States (Nationwide)
Date
May 12, 2025
Category
Immigration
Source
NBC News
Description
Internal ICE memo dated May 12, 2025 instructs agents they can forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants using only administrative warrants for people with final orders of removal. Whistleblowers reported this violates Fourth Amendment protections and contradicts ICE's own training materials which state 'a warrant of removal/deportation does NOT alone authorize a 4th amendment search of any kind.' ACLU called it 'flatly unconstitutional.' Policy has been in effect since summer 2025.
Tags
4th-amendment warrantless-entry constitutional-violation ice-policy home-raids