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ICE Warrantless Home Entries

The legality and circumstances under which ICE can enter private homes without a warrant, particularly in relation to immigration arrests and the Fourth Amendment.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How have federal circuit courts differed on ICE warrantless home entries since 2010?

Federal appellate and district courts have split on whether ICE may enter homes without judicial warrants and what remedies victims may obtain: many lower courts and district judges have held warrantl...

Jan 20, 2026

What standards do courts use to judge whether an ICE warrantless entry into a private home was justified by exigent circumstances?

Courts judge whether ICE’s warrantless entry into a private home met the exigent‑circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment by applying familiar criminal‑law standards: officers must have probabl...