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Warrantless Entries by Law Enforcement

The doctrine of exigent circumstances that permits law enforcement, including ICE, to make warrantless entries under specific conditions such as imminent harm, escape, or destruction of evidence.

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What specific facts have courts found sufficient to justify exigent‑circumstance entries by ICE?

Courts have repeatedly held that warrantless entries by law enforcement — and by extension ICE — are defensible under exigent‑circumstance doctrine only when specific, articulable facts create an obje...