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If ICE makes an unlawful stop or arrest, individuals have immediate on-scene protections (right to remain silent; ask “Am I free to go?”; refuse consent to searches) and several legal avenues afterwar...
ICE may make arrests without a judicial warrant in limited circumstances: when officers personally witness an immigration violation or when they have probable cause that a person is removable and like...
Federal courts across multiple jurisdictions weighed in during 2025 on legal disputes tied to , and several of those decisions directly implicated citizens or the treatment of people detained alongsid...
U.S. citizens mistakenly arrested or detained by ICE can seek release and civil remedies through immediate on-the-ground steps, internal and congressional oversight, and lawsuits under the Federal Tor...
Court actions and class settlements in 2024–25 produced a mix of remedies for wrongful ICE arrests: federal judges vacated at least one intrusive enforcement practice (the “knock-and-talk” home-arrest...