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The legal limits on ICE arrests and detentions, including the role of the Fourth Amendment and statutory law.
’s public narrative about ’s detention has been limited and categorical: agency statements have labeled him a “criminal alien” and said he is a “self‑admitted member of the ),” language repeated in mu...
Federal law and the Constitution set both bright-line and situational limits on arrests and detentions: the ’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures applies to , while statutes like 8 ...
No credible reporting in the provided sources identifies a person named or documents her detention by ; therefore it cannot be determined from these sources whether Lt. Sarah Benson was unlawfully det...
by are a documented, recurring problem rather than isolated anomalies: newsroom investigations and watchdog reports have identified dozens to hundreds of cases, and officials and lawyers say systemic ...
The Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures extends to immigration enforcement: courts have generally held that ICE must meet the same probable-cause/“reason to believe” s...
— has detained at least some people who were visiting the United States as tourists, including documented cases reported in regional outlets; broader agency data and civil‑liberties reports show an ex...
A small set of images and a news video showing and his father after their release have circulated publicly, while court filings and reporting confirm a federal judge ordered their release and included...
Recent litigation has thrust ICE’s internal directive allowing Form I-205 “administrative” warrants and expanded warrantless home-entry authority into federal courtrooms: advocates have filed multiple...
by in recent months have typically been seized not for school-based criminal acts but as part of broader targeting parents, guardians or the students themselves for alleged immigration violations — ar...
Multiple news outlets reporting statements from and the family’s lawyer say that detained and his father after they returned from preschool in , and that both were transported to a detention facility ...
Several high-profile legal challenges tied to alleged wrongful detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surfaced around 2024, but public reporting shows mixed outcomes: some cases produce...