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mn9driver

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16. A judge would be unlikely to issue such a warrant.

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 11:19 PM

Feb 2017

From the 4th amendment:

...no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

The thing to remember is that being in the US without proper documentation isn't actually a crime. ICE can grab you up and toss you out, but they can't charge you with a crime, so a judge would need convincing to issue a warrant to search a citizen's home (who is not actually committing a crime) for unspecified people, who are also not actually committing a crime.

Crossing the border without documentation and inspection is illegal, but that requires very specific information, which ICE doesn't have for most undocumented people.

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Underground network readies homes to hide undocumented immigrants [View all] brooklynite Feb 2017 OP

i have room.... samnsara Feb 2017 #1

this warms my heart nini Feb 2017 #12

That's amazing, but why did they tell the media? ecstatic Feb 2017 #2

They aren't looking to permanently hide people. mn9driver Feb 2017 #3

By specific warrant, do you mean a specific person's name? ecstatic Feb 2017 #8

Of course-show cause to a judge - they issue a warrant...its a crime to harbor undocumented aliens. jmg257 Feb 2017 #14

No, it is not. It is a crime to hire them. That is all mn9driver Feb 2017 #17

Not sure - Title 8 s1324.. jmg257 Feb 2017 #18

The intent of that statute is to prosecute Coyotes and lllegal employers. mn9driver Feb 2017 #19

Not sure how it wouldn't be used just as it says...ugh - who knows these days. jmg257 Feb 2017 #20

A judge would be unlikely to issue such a warrant. mn9driver Feb 2017 #16

Take a lot of balls - facing up to 5 years in prison. Brave people those are! jmg257 Feb 2017 #10

I have room but I do not live in California... chillfactor Feb 2017 #4

Why on earth would she publicize this? yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #5

Who is the warrant in search of? brooklynite Feb 2017 #6

The preacher? I don't know. I just don't trust anybody right now. yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #7

I don't believe that there's a statute that criminalizes hiding an undocumented alien brooklynite Feb 2017 #9

Title 8 S1324... jmg257 Feb 2017 #11

Be that as it may... brooklynite Feb 2017 #13

Oh surely - I imagine LE they would have to show real cause to get a warrant. jmg257 Feb 2017 #15

I don't trust anyone in Trump's world either, yeoman6987. They are sneaky. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #21

Excellent gopiscrap Feb 2017 #22