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Immigration Arrest Authority

The legal authority granted to immigration officers to make arrests, including the standards for warrantless arrests.

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Jan 20, 2026
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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...

Feb 2, 2026

What are the consequences for ICE agents who fail to provide identification upon request?

Federal rules require immigration officers to as soon as it is “practical and safe” to do so during an arrest, and policy obligates officers to document whether they identified themselves; ’s public m...