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U.S. citizens have constitutional protections, including the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the right to refuse entry to their home without a judicial warrant.
Title 8 U.S.C. § 1357 is the federal statutory backbone for immigration officers’ field powers—authorizing certain interrogations, arrests, searches, seizures, and oath‑taking in immigration matters—a...
ICE detainers are administrative requests—typically the I-247 form—asking state or local jails to hold an individual for up to 48 hours beyond the time they would otherwise be released so ICE can tran...
distinguishes "criminal" and "civil" immigration arrests by the legal basis for the action and the underlying allegations: criminal arrests are tied to alleged or proven violations of criminal law and...
citizens do have the legal right to refuse consent to searches of their vehicle or luggage, but that right is constrained at the border and at ports of entry: federal agents generally have broader aut...
Plaintiffs bringing unlawful-detention suits alleging generally must prove two linked legal predicates: that officers lacked the justification (reasonable suspicion for stops, probable cause for arres...
An ICE arrest is carried out under a civil immigration enforcement framework authorized by statutes like 8 U.S.C. §1357 and related administrative warrant and detainer authorities, while criminal kidn...