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Who decided that they could invade somebody's home (Original Post) malaise Jan 26 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Klarkashton Jan 26 #1
Miller? Noem? take your pick actually. Klarkashton Jan 26 #1
She should be gone before sundown malaise Jan 26 #5
Yes! But the Power is Trumps. the Buck stops with him. PERIOD!! Ars Longa Jan 26 #7
Was it the 'Supreme Court' ??? SamKnause Jan 26 #3
People who think the Constitution is a regulatory structure bucolic_frolic Jan 26 #4
They use what they call administrative warrants Farmer-Rick Jan 26 #6
Aren't they. Illegal? n/t malaise Jan 26 #8
Yes and no Farmer-Rick Jan 26 #9
Thanks malaise Jan 26 #11
It's been a long time since the fourth amendment has actually been ... surrealAmerican Jan 26 #10

Response to malaise (Original post)

Farmer-Rick

(12,669 posts)
6. They use what they call administrative warrants
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:17 PM
Jan 26

Warrants Not signed by a judge. Just sign by some Joe who works for ICE.

Administrative warrants (Forms I-200/I-205) for immigration arrests have been used for decades before ICE current policies, authorized by federal immigration law and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) before 2003. The Supreme Court recognized these administrative warrants in Abel v. United States (1960), noting they have long "sanction[ed]" deportation arrests.

Historically, while these warrants authorized arrests, they did not traditionally permit officers to enter private homes without consent, a limitation that recent 2026 ICE memo signed by ICE Director Todd Lyons change. This change has not been reviewed by the courts. Nor are these administrative warrants considered valid in entering an American citizen's home.

Legal twists that any good Nazi would love.

Farmer-Rick

(12,669 posts)
9. Yes and no
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:12 PM
Jan 26

They are illegal if an agent is using them to gain access to a citizens and/or noncitizens home. Using them to enter a noncitizen's home is very iffy. The dancing Supremes have never ruled on allowing ICE to use them for invading homes no matter the citizenship of the owners or tenants.

They are legal if they are used to deport a person who has staid past their Visa date.

surrealAmerican

(11,881 posts)
10. It's been a long time since the fourth amendment has actually been ...
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:20 PM
Jan 26

... enforced in this country.

Authoritarians hate that kind of thing.

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