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Administrative warrants

The use and validity of administrative warrants issued by ICE for warrantless arrests.

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Jan 15, 2026
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What legal authority allows ICE to enter a private home and when is a judicial warrant required?

Federal immigration officers may arrest people in public without a judge’s sign‑off, but the Constitution and federal guidance draw a bright line around private homes: absent consent or a recognized e...

Jan 25, 2026
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What specific sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorize ICE warrantless arrests, and how have courts interpreted them?

The primary statutory source authorizing to make certain warrantless arrests in the interior of is (the INA § 287 framework), which grants “power without warrant” to interrogate and to arrest aliens i...

Jan 22, 2026
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How have courts ruled on ICE’s use of administrative warrants and knock‑and‑talk tactics in recent Minnesota cases?

recently imposed limits on how and other federal immigration agents interact with protesters and observers, only to have the temporarily stay those limits while the government appeals; reporting docum...

Jan 15, 2026

How does the Fourth Amendment apply to ICE questioning and detentions in public spaces?

The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures applies to ICE just as it does to other federal officers: public spaces generally carry a lower expectation of privacy so q...

Jan 22, 2026

What remedies have U.S. courts granted when ICE used force to enter a private home without a judicial warrant?

When forcibly enters a private home without a judicial warrant, have repeatedly treated those entries as potential violations and granted a mix of remedies: declaratory rulings that the entry was unco...

Jan 17, 2026

What case law governs ICE entries into homes and enforcement at sensitive locations?

The legal landscape that governs ICE entries into homes and enforcement at "sensitive locations" is shaped more by statutes, agency policy memos, and administrative practice than by a single controlli...

Jan 16, 2026

What legal limitations exist on ICE entering private homes to make arrests?

Federal immigration arrests are constrained by the Fourth Amendment: ICE generally may not force its way into private homes or the non‑public areas of businesses without a judicial (criminal) warrant,...